Exercise Spotlight – Seated Dumbbell Press

The seated dumbbell press is a fairly simple exercise but unless you pay close attention, you can put unnecessary pressure in the wrong areas. As you can use the bench upright as a support to set yourself against you can normally lift a little more weight overhead as you take out some of the focus from the core. This is good for getting extra volume through the upper body and shoulders to bring on lagging areas.

Exercise Suitability:
Beginners: ✔️
Advanced: ✔️
 
What are the key technique points?

• Brace your abs hard to keep a neutral spine as you press, try to keep your whole back in contact with the pad and avoid excessively arching your lower back.
• Keep your wrists up in a strong position thinking about punching your knuckles to the ceiling
• Keep your elbows under the dumbbells as you press, this should help your keep tight and engage your lats
• Try to keep the weights moving in as straight a line as possible using good tempo throughout.
• Control the dumbbells on the way back down, paying attention to all over the above points

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