Exercise Directory: Jabs: Above the Head as Target

This exercise focuses on working your arms and shoulders.

STEP #1: Start by grabbing two light dumbbells ... one for each hand.

STEP #2: Next stand tall with your feet about shoulder-width apart with your toes pointing forward ... and your knees slightly bent [to avoid an over-excessive movement of your body].

STEP #3: Bend your elbows and lift the dumbbells so that they are shoulder level ... palms facing toward one another.

Side View:

Front View:

STEP #4: Extend your right arm/dumbbell up and out above your head.

STEP #5: Return it to shoulder level at the same time you extend your left arm/dumbbell up and out above your head.

STEP #6: Return your left arm/dumbbell to shoulder level at the same time you extend your right arm/dumbbell up and out above your head.

STEP #7: Repeat this movement alternating between right and left.

Photos by Kenny Johnson Photography.