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Alternating Spread-Eagle Dumbbell Press

1,741 views · Published 7 November 2018 · 0:15 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Testosterone Nation · 2018 · Sports

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One of the biggest mistakes people make when overhead pressing is overarching their lower back. If you're not making a concerted effort to brace your core and keep your ribcage down, you're eventually going to do some damage to your lumbar spine. Adding this floor dumbbell variations will teach you how to brace your core. It'll also keep you honest with the amount of weight you can do since it doesn't allow you to cheat. It requires you to keep your torso upright and maintain a strong flat back throughout each rep. This floor variation is self-limiting (if you lack mobility, you won't be able to comfortably complete a rep) and self-correcting (if you try to do more than you can handle, you'll lose balance and fall over.) You should feel an intense contraction through the core.

• Keep the same form as the video above, but keep one dumbbell pressed up as the other lowers and lifts.  

• Alternate arms each rep. – TJ Kuster

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