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Bicep Curl to Overhead Press

Hattori recommended this move to work your shoulders and arms. Key tip: keep your core tight and avoid arching your back.

  • Start standing with your feet shoulders-width apart and a slight bend in your knees. Hold the dumbbells down at your sides, palms facing towards each other.
  • Turn your hands so your palms face up. Bring the weights to your shoulders, performing a bicep curl while keeping your core tight and your back flat (not arched).
  • With the dumbbells held at shoulder-level, turn your palms to face outward.
  • Straighten your arms to press the dumbbells overhead, extending until your arms are straight (but don't lock your elbows).
  • Bend your elbows, lowering the dumbbells back to your shoulders. Turn your hands so your palms face your body as you lower them.
  • Lower the dumbbells to your sides, completing the bicep curl movement.
  • Turn your palms towards each other again as you come back to the starting position.
  • This counts as one rep.
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