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Also known as: Overhead shoulder rotation.

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Technique

  1. Stand tall and hold a weight in each hand.
  2. Raise one hand and move the weight around your head as if you were using a hairbrush.
  3. Reach over the opposite side and behind your neck, exploring the full range of your shoulder.

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Form tips

  • Use a small, manageable weight to focus on shoulder mobility.
Logging: Weight used on one side. Each repetition involves working both sides.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Triceps
  • Forearms
  • Rotator cuff
  • Shoulders
  • Biceps
Flexibility

Primary

  • Rotator cuff
  • Chest
  • Back

Secondary

  • Shoulders
  • Biceps
  • Triceps
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)
  • Infraspinatus
  • Teres minor
  • Biceps brachii (short head)
  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis
  • Middle deltoid
  • Supraspinatus

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Equipment

Dumbbell
Dumbbell

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Appears in

Flexibility
Other disciplines
Joint movements
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Alternating Arnold press

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Neutral-grip machine shoulder press

Beginner
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Machine shoulder press

Beginner
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Kettlebell gorilla row

Beginner
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High pull

Beginner
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