Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise

How to do the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise

1. Sit on an Incline Bench while holding a dumbbell on each hand on top of your thighs.
2. Lift your legs up to kick the weights to your shoulders and lean back. Position the dumbbells above your shoulders with your arms extended. The arms should be perpendicular to the floor with your palms facing forward and knuckles pointing towards the ceiling. This will be your starting position.
3. While keeping the arms straight and locked, lift the dumbbells by raising the shoulders from the bench as you breathe out.
4. Bring back the dumbbells to the starting position as you breathe in.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Secondary	triceps
Equipment	dumbbell
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No dumbbell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Handstand Push-Ups Bodyweight Lateral Raise - With Bands Resistance Bands Shoulder Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Alternating Kettlebell Press Kettlebell Band Pull Apart Resistance Bands Double Kettlebell Jerk Kettlebell

Harder than the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise

Push Press expert · Barbell Clean and Jerk expert · Barbell Circus Bell expert · Other Equipment

Superset the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row middle back Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In middle back Dumbbell Incline Row middle back One-Arm Dumbbell Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise work?

The Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise primarily works the shoulders, with the triceps as secondary movers. Alternating Deltoid Raise, Car Drivers, and Dumbbell Scaption train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise?

Dumbbells. Without dumbbells, Handstand Push-Ups, Lateral Raise - With Bands, and Shoulder Press - With Bands train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise is rated beginner. Push Press, Clean and Jerk, and Circus Bell are the progressions from here.

Where should the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise go in a workout?

Late — the Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row and Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Alternating Deltoid Raise Dumbbell Car Drivers Barbell Dumbbell Scaption Dumbbell Front Cable Raise Cable Machine Front Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell Front Incline Dumbbell Raise Dumbbell