dumbbell cuban press

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell cuban press demonstration
dumbbell cuban press — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Triceps, Upper Back

How to do dumbbell cuban press

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder height with your palms facing down.

  2. Keeping your core engaged and your elbows slightly bent, press the dumbbells up and overhead until your arms are fully extended.

  3. Rotate your wrists so that your palms are facing forward.

  4. Slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position, rotating your wrists back to the starting position as you do so.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TricepsUpper Back

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