Shoulder Press - Seated Reverse Bottle Feet Up

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 8-12 Reps

Beginner Front Shoulders Traps Strength Water Bottle Chair Pull Home

Purpose: This exercise strengthens the front deltoid muscle area.

Benefits: This exercise isolates the anterior delt muscle.

Sit on a chair. Raise your feet from the floor and hold them in front of you with slightly bent knees. Hold water bottles with a reverse grip in front of your shoulders (palms facing to the back). This is the starting position. Keeping your shoulders down (do not shrug them), press the bottles straight up. Exhale during this movement. Lower the bottles slowly to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.


The anterior (front) deltoid or shoulder is one of the three distinct heads of the deltoid anatomy. It raises the arm toward the front and rotates the arm inward.

Step 1

Sit on a chair, feet up, holding water bottles at shoulder level, with palms facing front.

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Sit on a chair. Raise your feet from the floor and hold them in front of you with slightly bent knees. Hold water bottles with a reverse grip in front of your shoulders (palms facing to the back). This is the starting position.

Step 2

Keep your shoulders down while pressing the bottles straight up.

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Keeping your shoulders down (do not shrug them), press the bottles straight up. Exhale during this movement.

Step 3

Lower the bottles slowly to the starting position.

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Lower the bottles slowly to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold water bottles with a reverse grip in front of your shoulders (palms facing to the back)