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Stand tall with a slight bend in your knees, holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides, palms facing your body. Maintain a neutral spine and a slight forward lean from the hips. Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, raise the dumbbells out to the sides until your arms are roughly parallel to the floor, forming a 'T' shape. Focus on lifting with your elbows, not your hands, and control the descent back to the starting position. The goal is to isolate and build the medial head of the deltoid for broader shoulders.
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