Beginner exercise

Standing Palms-In Dumbbell Press

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Bodybuilding

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Technique

How to perform Standing Palms-In Dumbbell Press

  1. Stand with a dumbbell at each shoulder, palms facing inward and elbows slightly in front of your torso.
  2. Keep your forearms beneath the weights and brace your torso with both feet planted.
  3. Press both dumbbells overhead together without using leg drive or leaning backward.
  4. Lower both weights under control to shoulder height while maintaining the inward-facing grip.
  5. Repeat with the weights moving together.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Medial Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover
Medial Deltoid0.8Target, Mover
Trapezius0.6Mover
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer
External Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.3Stabilizer