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How to do Arnold Press

Primary muscle: Shoulders · Secondary: Triceps

ShouldersIntermediateDumbbellCompound
Arnold Press start and end positionArnold Press start and end position

Step-by-step

  1. Sit or stand tall, holding the dumbbells in front of your chin with your palms facing you and your elbows forward.
  2. As you press the dumbbells up, simultaneously rotate your wrists outward so your palms face forward.
  3. By the time your arms are fully extended overhead, your palms should be facing forward.
  4. Reverse the movement, rotating your wrists back inward as you lower the dumbbells.
  5. At the starting position, your palms should again be facing you.

Coaching tip

Start with your palms facing you, rotate your wrists outward as you press up, and perform the movement slowly.

Caution

Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: shoulder. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.

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