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# Arnold press

> Novice · Dynamic · Bilateral. Strength

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| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Novice |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 15 s |

## Technique

1. This exercise targets all three heads of the deltoids, by combining a rotational movement with a standard overhead press.
2. Start with the dumbbells at shoulder level and the palms facing you.
3. Extend your arms up while rotating the forearms at the same time, so that your palms end up facing forward at the top.
4. Reverse the motion to the starting position.

<Info>
  **Logging:** Total weight used.
</Info>

## Muscles

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  <Columns cols={2}>
    <Card title="Primary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Back</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Serratus anterior</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#cc2742"}} />Shoulders</li></ul></Card>
    <Card title="Secondary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Chest</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Triceps</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Rotator cuff</li><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#e299a6"}} />Forearms</li></ul></Card>
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<Accordion title="Individual muscles" icon="list">
  * Lower trapezius
  * Serratus anterior
  * Anterior deltoid
  * Middle deltoid
  * Triceps brachii (long head)
  * Triceps brachii (medial head)
  * Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  * Supraspinatus
</Accordion>

## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/dumbbell" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q00o.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=478f60b337034fa9a6daa4f415cf58fa" alt="Dumbbell" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="244" height="147" data-path="images/equipment/q00o.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Dumbbell</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="dumbbell" size={16} /> Strength</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/strength/back" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Back</a><a href="/collections/strength/chest" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Chest</a><a href="/collections/strength/triceps" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Triceps</a><a href="/collections/strength/shoulders" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Shoulders</a><a href="/collections/strength/rotator-cuff" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Rotator cuff</a><a href="/collections/strength/forearms" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Forearms</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="shapes" size={16} /> Other disciplines</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/other-disciplines/weights" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Weights</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Shoulder</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/shoulder-abduction" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />abduction</a><a href="/collections/joint-movements/shoulder-flexion-upward" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} />flexion upward</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Regressions

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  <Card title="Single dumbbell overhead press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/HEkm5v6rSDyOaCLR/images/exercises/e0jk.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=HEkm5v6rSDyOaCLR&q=85&s=60fe77a214d916184700ab309ccfb6d5" href="/exercises/single-dumbbell-overhead-press-e0jk" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0jk.jpg">Beginner</Card>
  <Card title="Double dumbbell overhead press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/Y5MT2oNbCDhFQGmS/images/exercises/e13b.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Y5MT2oNbCDhFQGmS&q=85&s=ee2fb9f9a47f2d7072597c64f8131646" href="/exercises/double-dumbbell-overhead-press-e13b" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e13b.jpg">Novice</Card>
</Columns>

## Variations

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  <Card title="Alternating Arnold press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/aONOVpcCn4xaxYVZ/images/exercises/e14y.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=aONOVpcCn4xaxYVZ&q=85&s=f124887f04d1a1c032dcb03ab3f279d4" href="/exercises/alternating-arnold-press-e14y" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e14y.jpg">Novice</Card>
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<Accordion title="View Similar Exercises" icon="shuffle">
  <Columns cols={3}>
    <Card title="Barbell overhead press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/exercises/e00g.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=b80163d46a5df148693fb1f86e704661" href="/exercises/barbell-overhead-press-e00g" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e00g.jpg">Beginner - Elite</Card>
    <Card title="Neutral-grip machine shoulder press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA/images/exercises/e1cs.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA&q=85&s=55e8ade67dcf038e69bc4b50bb377f12" href="/exercises/neutral-grip-machine-shoulder-press-e1cs" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e1cs.jpg">Beginner</Card>
    <Card title="Machine shoulder press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA/images/exercises/e1cr.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA&q=85&s=8a5e49eaf9913363a8a23d6070ad662c" href="/exercises/machine-shoulder-press-e1cr" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e1cr.jpg">Beginner</Card>
    <Card title="Dumbbell seated overhead press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/aONOVpcCn4xaxYVZ/images/exercises/e159.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=aONOVpcCn4xaxYVZ&q=85&s=cd5b974a67269fa86b8d22c511738b19" href="/exercises/dumbbell-seated-overhead-press-e159" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e159.jpg">Beginner</Card>
    <Card title="Sit and press" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/_uGNFdGZcvMWjVNO/images/exercises/e0ka.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=_uGNFdGZcvMWjVNO&q=85&s=ae707ce8029c30147794689033d4ce8f" href="/exercises/sit-and-press-e0ka" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0ka.jpg">Novice</Card>
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</Accordion>

<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/arnold-press-e14x). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
</Note>


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