Cuban Press

Technique

How to perform Cuban Press

1. Stand with a dumbbell in each hand and lift your upper arms to shoulder height, elbows bent and forearms pointing down.
2. Keep your upper arms at that height while rotating at the shoulders to bring your forearms upward.
3. Stop the rotation at a controlled position with wrists above elbows; do not force a fixed rotation angle.
4. Press the dumbbells overhead by moving at the shoulders and straightening the elbows.
5. Lower to shoulder height, then reverse the rotation to the forearms-down starting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Infraspinatus, Teres Minor.