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Dumbbell standing alternate hammer curl and press
Upper arms · Dumbbell
Target muscles
Biceps
Also works
ForearmsShoulders
How to do it
- 1Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your body.
- 2Keep your elbows close to your torso and your back straight.
- 3Exhale and curl the dumbbell in your right hand towards your shoulder, keeping your upper arm stationary.
- 4Continue to raise the dumbbell until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbell is at shoulder level.
- 5Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position.
- 6Repeat the curl with your left hand.
- 7After completing the curl with your left hand, exhale and press the dumbbell in your right hand overhead.
- 8Extend your arm fully and hold for a moment at the top.
- 9Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position.
- 10Repeat the press with your left hand.
- 11Continue alternating between curls and presses for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits