dumbbell incline t-raise

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell incline t-raise demonstration
dumbbell incline t-raise — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Traps, Rhomboids

How to do dumbbell incline t-raise

  1. Set an incline bench to a 45-degree angle and sit on it with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing inwards.

  2. Lean forward and let your arms hang straight down, perpendicular to the floor.

  3. Keeping your arms straight, raise them out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor, forming a 'T' shape with your body.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your arms back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapsRhomboids

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