Arnold Dumbbell Press Exercise to Build Shoulder Muscles

Arnold Shoulder Press is an excellent Shoulder Muscle Building exercise. Learn the proper technique and blast your front deltoids now.

When it comes to the best exercise with the best range of motion for Shoulder muscles, Arnold press stands out from the crowd. It gives a wide range of motion as you lower the dumbbells well down in front giving that maximum stretch other shoulder exercises lack.

Purpose -- To Build Muscle Mass in the front and side heads of the deltoids.

Arnold is an excellent alternative to Shoulder Dumbbell press and can be used to spice up your workouts. I perform Arnold press and shoulder dumbbell presses on alternate weeks for variety in my workouts.

Execution Technique.

This exercise is performed standing with a pair of heavy dumbbells.
 

Steps.

1. Stand straight holding a dumbbell in each hand. Raise the dumbbells to shoulder position with palms facing you.

2. Now press the dumbbells overhead just like dumbbell presses but twisting them so that palms face forwards at the top of the movement.

3. Now lower the dumbbells in a reverse movement.
 

Points to remember

• Remember exhale while you exert.
• Keep a controlled motion and avoid jerky movements
• Keep a strict form.
• Do not lock your arms overhead.

Just to it.

More Killer Shoulder Exercises and Workouts

• Seated Shoulder Press
• Clean and Press
• Military Press Exercise  and  Machine Presses.
• Lateral Raises  and  Front Dumbbell Raises
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press
• Arnold Press
• Upright Rows
• Bent over Lateral Raise
• Lying Side Lateral Raises
• Push Press
• Cable laterals and Cable Lateral Raises. AlsoBent Over Cable Laterals andOne Arm Cross Cable Laterals
• Bent-over cable laterals
• Shrugs andDumbbell Shrugs
   
• Also check outSample Shoulder Workouts and Rotator Cuff Exercises.

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