Shoulder Press - Seated Dublin Water Bottle
Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 8-12 Reps
Intermediate Shoulders Triceps Strength Water Bottle Chair Push Compound Home
Purpose: The Press is a good exercise for building up and strengthening the shoulder region.
Benefits: The press is a highly effective compound upper-body exercise.
Sit on a chair with your feet flat on the floor. Grab a water bottle in each hand above the shoulders with the palms facing forward. Move your elbows out to the sides so that the upper arms are parallel with the floor and the forearms are straight up. Your arms should be in a L-shaped position. This is your starting position. Straighten your elbows while moving the bottles above your head. Exhale during this movement. Do not allow your arms to fully lock out. Slowly lower bottles back to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.
The Deltoids is a fan-shaped muscle. The Anterior (Front) Deltoid raises the arm toward the front of the body and rotates the arm inward. The Lateral (Side) Deltoid raises the arm to the side. The Posterior (Rear) Deltoid raises the arm toward the rear and rotates the arm outward.
Step 1
Sit on a chair, holding water bottles with your arms in an L-shaped position.
it on a chair with your feet flat on the floor. Grab a water bottle in each hand above the shoulders with the palms facing forward. Move your elbows out to the sides so that the upper arms are parallel with the floor and the forearms are straight up. Your arms should be in an L-shaped position. This is your starting position.
Step 2
Raise the bottles above your head.
Straighten your elbows while moving the bottles above your head. Exhale during this movement. Do not allow your arms to fully lock out.
Step 3
Lower the bottles back to the starting position.
Slowly lower bottles back to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold a water bottle in each hand above the shoulders with the palms facing forward. Move your elbows out to the sides so that the upper arms are parallel with the floor and the forearms are straight up. Your arms should be in an L-shaped position.