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Exercises

Dumbbell Push Presses

What It Is

A quick knee dip and leg drive help push the weights overhead. You can move more than your arms could alone.

How to Do It

Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your shoulders. Dip your knees a few inches, keeping your chest tall. Drive up hard through your legs and press the dumbbells straight overhead. Lower them back to your shoulders.

Tips

Dip straight down, not forward onto your toes. Finish with the dumbbells stacked right over your shoulders.

Skill Level

Intermediate. Free-weight lifts, single-leg balance under load, or near-bodyweight strength moves. Form matters.

Type

Power. Builds explosive strength with fast, forceful movement.

Engagement

Bilateral. Each rep works both sides of the body at once.

Primary Muscles

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