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Seated Dumbbell Military Press

Free Weights / Intermediate

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Equipment Needed

  • Dumbbells
  • Incline Bench

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  • 28 lb
    average weight
  • 40 lb
    best weight
  • 8
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  • #77
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Average Sitewide Seated Dumbbell Military Press Weight

  • 30 lb
    average weight
  • 40 lb
    best weight
  • 6
    times logged
  • #65
    popularity rank

Average Male Seated Dumbbell Military Press Weight

  • 26 lb
    average weight
  • 28 lb
    best weight
  • 1
    times logged
  • #203
    popularity rank

Average Female Seated Dumbbell Military Press Weight

How to do Seated Dumbbell Military Press:

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seated dumbbell military press is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the shoulders and to a lesser degree also targets the chest and triceps ...more

seated dumbbell military press is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the shoulders and to a lesser degree also targets the chest and triceps.

The only seated dumbbell military press equipment that you really need is the following: dumbbells and incline bench. There are however many different seated dumbbell military press variations that you can try out that may require different types of seated dumbbell military press equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper seated dumbbell military press form is easy with the step by step seated dumbbell military press instructions, seated dumbbell military press tips, and the instructional seated dumbbell military press technique video on this page. seated dumbbell military press is a exercise for those with a intermediate level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the seated dumbbell military press video, learn how to do the seated dumbbell military press, and then be sure and browse through the seated dumbbell military press workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Use your legs to assist in raising dumbbells up to your shoulders. To do this, rest one end of the dumbbell toward your knee and then bounce leg up off the ground while raising dumbbell to your shoulder with your arm. Repeat with opposite arm.
  2. Sit straight up with back against the bench.
  3. Plant feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart.

Variations

  1. Perform with palms facing each other, instead of facing forward.
  2. Perform standing up.
  3. Use a barbell, instead of dumbbells.

Other Names

  • Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Dumbbells
  • Incline Bench

Tips

  1. Use your legs to assist in raising dumbbells up to your shoulders. To do this, rest one end of the dumbbell toward your knee and then bounce leg up off the ground while raising dumbbell to your shoulder with your arm. Repeat with opposite arm.
  2. Sit straight up with back against the bench.
  3. Plant feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart.

Variations

  1. Perform with palms facing each other, instead of facing forward.
  2. Perform standing up.
  3. Use a barbell, instead of dumbbells.

Other Names

  • Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound