dumbbell alternate side press
A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.
How to do dumbbell alternate side press
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder height.
Press one dumbbell overhead while keeping the other dumbbell at shoulder height.
Lower the pressed dumbbell back to shoulder height while pressing the other dumbbell overhead.
Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Primary (target)
Secondary
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