Exercises / Overhead press
Overhead press GIF
Figure
Male figure; the female figure follows.
Muscles
Background
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Get it in this lookWorked muscles
- ShouldersMusculus deltoideus
- Front shouldersMusculus deltoideus, pars clavicularis
- Side shouldersMusculus deltoideus, pars acromialis
- TricepsMusculus triceps brachii
- Upper chestMusculus pectoralis major, pars clavicularis
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Level
- intermediate
- Loop
- One repetition, 2.57 seconds
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Part of the shoulder press pack, all 8 shoulder press variations: male figure (the female figure follows), GIF, WebP and MP4 at 480 and 720 px, commercial license.
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How to do a overhead press
- Set up with the barbell resting on your front deltoids, hands just outside shoulder width.
- Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to create a stable base.
- Press the bar straight overhead, moving your head slightly back to clear the path.
- Lock out the elbows with the bar over the mid-line of your body.
- Lower the bar under control back to the starting position on the shoulders.
Form tips
- Keep your core tight and avoid arching the lower back excessively.
- Do not use leg drive; keep the movement strict from the shoulders.
- Move your head back as the bar clears your face, then bring it forward at lockout.
