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Mistake #1: Keeping your arms locked straight and raising the dumbbells directly out to your sides. This can place more stress on the shoulder joint and increase injury risk.
FIX: Keep a slight bend in your elbows and raise the dumbbells slightly in front of your shoulders (in the scapular plane).

Mistake #2: Letting your elbows drop during the movement. This shifts more tension to the front delts, and if excessive, can bring the biceps in more.
FIX: Keep your elbows level with, or slightly higher than, your hands at the top of the movement to better target the side delts.

✅ Slow and controlled: avoid using momentum or swinging
✅ Pull the bar just above your chest—not to your belly
✅ Move through a full range of motion, squeezing your lats at the bottom