Machine Shoulder Press

How to do it

1. Sit in the machine with your back flat against the pad and the handles set level with your shoulders.
2. Grip the handles with your palms facing forward and your feet flat on the floor.
3. Press the handles up and slightly forward until your arms extend, working the shoulders through a fixed path.
4. Lower the handles back to shoulder height under control, keeping your shoulder blades pressed into the pad.
5. Exhale as you press up and inhale as you lower back down.
6. Keep your lower back flat against the pad rather than arching to force the last few degrees of lockout.

Muscles worked

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