Mark Ottobre coaches a dumbbell upper-body movement with specific cues: control the descent like you're not crushing ice, lead with your pinky finger to engage the shoulder, and fully retract at the top. Reset after each rep and feel the contraction through the target area.
Imagine there's a thin sheet of ice, so don't snap the ice. 2. But reset each one. Reset. Reset. That's right. So do I touch the ground? You touch the ground, but you touch it gently, right? Oh, okay. So you're not gonna crush the ice. 1, come back down, don't crush the ice. 2. Great, keep holding onto the dumbbells. Yep. And then bring them to your side. I want you to lift up with your pinky first, so lead with your pinky. 3, do you feel it through here as well? Mm-hmm. 4, and retract all the way up. So 4, and really bring everything up. And flip it the other way. So you're gonna be here, nice and close to your body. Okay. Another 10. 1, good. And try and retract as you do it too. 2, good.
