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Upper-body push

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Trains front delts first, with real work landing on triceps, side delts, core.

Muscle contribution per set

Front Delts1
Triceps.40
Side Delts.25
Core.20

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
0pause
1up
0squeeze

Same overhead press logic; dumbbells allow natural scapular movement and independent arm work.

Neutral or pronated grip as preferred; core braced.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Wilk M, Zając A, Tufano JJ.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load: +1.25kg increments — upper-body pressing moves in smaller steps than squats and hinges because the muscles driving it are smaller.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.