Shoulders Focus

Seated Dumbbell Press

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Coach Notes

Coach Take

Stable seated shoulder press that lets you load delts with confidence.

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Machine Shoulder Press

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Paused Seated Dumbbell Press

Build Size

4 x 8-12, rest 60-120s

4 X 5 8 Rest 2

00-2:30

Attribute Breakdown

Muscle

Shoulders

DELTOID-HEAVY MOVEMENT FOR UPPER-BODY SUPPORT

Equipment

Dumbbells

DUMBBELL CONTROL FOR BALANCED SIDES AND RANGE

Movement

Push

PUSH ACTION: YOU DRIVE THE LOAD AWAY FROM YOUR BODY

Pattern

Vertical

VERTICAL FORCE PATH WITH OVERHEAD OR PULLDOWN BIAS

Reps

6 12

MID-REP RANGE FOR SIZE, CONTROL, AND SOLID INTENSITY

Goal

Hypertrophy

PRIMARY GOAL IS MUSCLE GROWTH THROUGH VOLUME

Ego

Medium

MEDIUM EGO: BALANCED BETWEEN FORM AND PERFORMANCE

Related Exercises

Arnold PressBarbell Clean and pressBarbell Front RaiseBarbell Incline Shoulder RaiseBarbell Rear Delt RowBarbell Seated Behind Head Military PressBarbell Wide-grip Upright RowCable Alternate Shoulder Press

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