Military Press - Dumbells

Also known as: Overhead dumbell press, Overhead Press - Dumbells

Can be done seated or standing.
Starting position - dumbells at shoulder height. To acheive this, you could:
- Seated - clean the dumbells, then sit down;
- Seated - have a spotter hand you one or both of the dumbells;
- Standing - clean the dumbells;
Press dumbells to arm's length overhead.
Slowly lower to starting position.

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Military Press - Dumbells is a Resistance exercise.
The following equipment is necessary to perform Military Press - Dumbells.
- Dumbells
The following bodyparts are worked when performing Military Press - Dumbells:

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Seated dumbell MP example	Another seated example
Standing example

The following exercises are similar to Military Press - Dumbells, so could be performed as substitutes if required:

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The following workouts from our Workout Library contain this exercise.

Workout Routine Name	Description
Day 2 - Bench Press Day	Major emphasis is on the bench press. Other exercises are chosen to make the trainee better at benching. Use the same weight for all 5 working sets of bench presses. Each of these should be difficult. Weight will probably be about 70% 1RM.
Day 1 - Option 1 - Chest / Triceps	Sample chest/tricep day for the beginner 3 day split.

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