Primary Muscle
Shoulders
Secondary Muscles
Tricep, Traps
Equipment Required
Adjustable Bench, Dumbbells
Repetitions
6 – 8 Muscle Size & Strength
8 – 12 Muscle Definition
Technique
- Pick up a set of dumbbells from the floor lifting from your legs.
- Balance the dumbbell on your thigh muscle slightly above the knew whilst you sit down on the incline bench.
- Use you knee to get momentum to lift the weight to arm length above your head, keeping your feet firmly planted into the ground.
- Drive the weight straight up above your head making sure not to lock out your elbow.
- Pause for a brief second.
- Lower the weight back down and complete the desired amount of repetitions.
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Tips
By not locking out your elbows you are concentrating the exercise solely to the muscle in use and do not risk causing damage to the elbow.