• Sit on a gym stool.
• Hold a dumbbell with both hands and place it above and behind your head, elbows straight.
• Bend elbows, lowering dumbbell behind but close to the head.
• Keep the shoulders relaxed; don't let them hunch upward.
• Avoid moving the elbows; keep them near the sides of your head as lower and raise the dumbbell.

• Keep elbows slightly bent, not locked, when you straighten your arms.
• When arms straighten to lift the weight, pull in the abdominal muscles to avoid arching the lower back.
• Hold the dumbbell securely, especially when it is overhead. The last thing you want is to drop it on your head or toes.
• Keep knees slightly bent to avoid overarching the back.
• If this bothers your back, stop doing the exercise.

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