How to Do Dumbbell Arnold Press

Form Cues

1. 1

   Start with palms facing you at chin height, rotate palms outward as you press up

2. 2

   Full rotation is the key to the movement

3. 3

   Time the rotation to finish just as your arms reach full extension, not before

4. 4

   Keep the dumbbells relatively close to your head throughout the rotation-and-press

Common Mistakes

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  Rushing the rotation — the rotation is what makes the Arnold Press unique, skipping it turns it into a regular press

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  Flaring the elbows out wide at the bottom — keep them tucked in front of the body in the starting position

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  Using too much weight to manage the rotation smoothly — this is a technical variation, master the pattern light first