1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, a dumbbell in each hand with your arms hanging by your sides, and palms facing your body.
2. Engage your core and maintain a straight back throughout the exercise.
3. With a slight bend in your elbows, raise the dumbbells in front of you to shoulder height, keeping your palms facing down.
4. From the shoulder height position, continue to raise the dumbbells overhead, extending your arms fully.
5. Pause briefly at the top of the movement with the arms fully extended above your head.
6. Slowly lower the dumbbells back to the shoulder height position, then further down to the starting position in a controlled manner.
7. Repeat for the desired number of reps and sets.
Make sure to perform the movement with a weight that allows you to maintain good form throughout the exercise. Avoid using momentum to lift the weights; the motion should be controlled entirely by your muscles.
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