Exercise How To:
- Start exercise in a standing position: feet shoulder width, core engaged, elbows slightly bent, dumbbells held with an underhand grip at waist, shoulders back, and chest up.
- Lift the dumbbells (with a slight elbow bend) laterally, make a full circle until the back of your hands touch overhead and the dumbbells turn inward and down.
- Return to start position in a controlled movement while maintaining a neutral spine and without swaying your body for one rep.
Movement Type- Vertical Pull
Primary Muscle- Shoulders
Equipment- Dumbbells
Exercise Use Ideas:
- Perform as a warm-up exercise with light weight before doing a shoulder workout.
- Add to a shoulder workout to target your lateral deltoids.
- Use as a strengthening exercise with light weight for weak shoulders.
Exercise Video Demo:
Exercise Variations:
- Seated Around the World (Beginner)
- DB Around the World (Intermediate)
- Static Split Squat DB Around the World (Advanced)
Exercise Infographic:
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