The Perfect Overhead Dumbbell Press 

That was my question -- the benefit of palms facing each other at the top. I've always done this press with palms facing forward.

Ain't this a shoulder exercise?

@@nightfighter7452 ye but it’s basically also rehab

Not rehab if your shoulder doesn’t function like a shoulder is suppose to.

@@doseoflos__5509 true dat

Thanks for the perspective - good validation. I'll take this video as valid then.

It’s the only way. Sideways is risking injury.

@@HexagonFL- it’s not the only way. And it might be slightly safer than going wide but not by much. The wide grip and press allows more activation of all 3 heads of the deltoid. This stimulates more anterior deltoid.

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Bruh how do we fix the impingement

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No, he was just demonstrating how to do it. When you actually do it yourself, it is supposed to be a continuous motion, maybe pause at the bottom for a second or two.

It's a perfectly fine way to do this exercise. As mentioned below, it's just a neutral grip version. If you're planning on being a competitive bodybuilder, then your coach may have you do it another way. Which is fine too. I like this form as I find it easier on my joints and even if it were a suboptimal version of this exercise, I don't care because I'm not planning on being a bodybuilder.

It's safer as no internal rotation

GN media If You do a heavy load IT willbebigger

GN media if you use heavier dumbells with 8-12 reps for around 3-4 sets you will gain muscle size and strenght

I have the exact same issue. I went back down in weights to get proper form and I been stuck around there for a long time. How've you progressed in the past 6 months?

49 year old guy, 5' 10", 70 kg. I started at 2.5 kg in each hand and quickly progressed to 6.25 kg, doing 10-12 reps x4, but standing rather than seated. I got stuck at that weight for a while and also thought I just must be very weak in the shoulders, which was probably true. I started to concentrate more on quality nutrition and also regularly use a protein supplement with creatine that seems to be working well for me. Also, if I feel my shoulders have not adequately recovered from a previous workout I will delay doing the exercise again and wait until my body 'tells' me it is ready for more. If I ignore what my muscles are telling me the result is shoulder pain and no gain.

I have been doing that one wrong all this time. Probably why my damn should is sore.

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Do you still have the pain ?

@@infiniteg7852 hi. I pushed past the shoulder pain, it was a case of not pushing them right over my head, but I have a fear of adding more weights because of it. Right now im having serious trouble with both my wrists, im not sure if it’s this exercise or the bench press but I literally had to stop working out a couple of days ago because my wrist bones are in a lot of pain. Weirdly enough they got worse when i started to wear wrist protection straps.

@@edwardwalsh760 are you warming up before your workouts? its very important that your shoulders are warmed up properly before working out, they can be a real weak point and be very easy to injury and recovery can take a long time. as for your wrist you might not be stacking the weight directly above them and find that you're slightly rolling your wrist outwards making it over extend. heres a video showing how to stack the weight properly for your wrists using a barbell but the same technique can be applied to dumbbells ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oWpml1yr1lQ.html . for now, personally i would focus on warming up properly, lowering the weight, focus on wrist positioning and getting your form right even if this means higher reps. make sure each rep is controlled with good form and slowly work your way up to heavier weights. if you feel pain in your shoulders you should stop right away and evaluate what you're doing because something almost certainly isn't right and pushing "through" it will likely leave you injured and having to take time off lifting

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Palms outward is just as effective however the neutral grip is a lot less taxing on the joints

if u want to be lean, then be a out of shape weakling who cannot lift

@@johnnycage2746 shut the fuck up that’s not lean that’s just being lazy, there’s different ways of exercising to be either a big body builder or to just be lean and fit ya jackass 💀

Usually its safe to use 4-5kg and see from there how many reps can you do with perfect form.

It all varies person to person. start with a lighter weight you feel comfortable with and can control safely and slowly work your way up. generally if you're looking to build muscle 6-12 reps are a good range to be in as long as the last rep on your last set is very close to muscular failure. for example if you can do 3x12 reps of 5kg comfortably, progress to 3x6 of 7.5kg, then 3x7 of 7.5kg and so on. as long as your last few reps of your last set are close to muscular failure and you're using good form you will build muscle (assuming thats your goal).

doing it this way will prevent you from impinging your shoulder, if you are holding your elbows to the sides instead of to the front, then as you lift your elbows past the point of your shoulders, you're going to be grinding your tendons into the acromion(top of the socket that the ball of your shoulder goes into) where as in front there is more clearance, look up the acromion to see what i mean

Gee Arcelo Most bodybuilders (not all) do not use proper form in their excercises. A bodybuilder's primary goal is muscle growth, not functional strength. This is the proper form - it is slightly harder to perform but in the long run it is better for you. Ignore the guys who are focussed on lifting heavy only.

Giuseppe Abadies always in front and use full range of motion. Cutting the range of motion to lift a heavier weight does not produce more hypertropy

@@albertobarrientos2130 I cant people im responding to a 6 year old comment but you are all wrong. Correct form is to have palms facing forward at the end position at the top.

@@emiledin2183 no, its not. The correct form doesnt exist. Its what works for each of us. Also, you need to define exactly what your goal is before performing an exercise, because the way you perform any exercise depends on what your primary goal is.

I'm not at all an expert, but I can tell you what people have told me. When you do separate reps for each arm, always start with the weaker one first. Say you can only rep 6. Even if the goal/plan was to get higher, and even if your stronger arm can do way more, only do 6 on the strong arm. This way, you wont leave the weaker arm behind. I hope this advice isn't bad, I would recommend research to be sure.🙏❤ Again, not an expert, that's what my coach told me, though

This is a really severe case of muscular imbalance. NEVER USE BARBELLS FOR YOU. Only dumbbells. You might be having a nerve issue as well. Pinched/tight nerves can cause muscle weakness on one side. You must go to the physiotherapist and get diagnosed professionally. Get a name for your problem and do home therapy.