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Strength exercise

Overhead Press (Standing)

How to do it

  1. Stand with feet shoulder width apart, holding the weight at shoulder height with your grip just outside shoulder width.
  2. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to keep your torso upright and stacked over your hips.
  3. Press the weight straight overhead until your arms lock out, working the shoulders and triceps.
  4. Lower the weight back to shoulder height under control, resetting your brace before the next rep.
  5. Exhale as you press up and inhale as you lower back down.
  6. Keep your ribs stacked over your hips rather than leaning back to help the weight past your face.

Muscles worked

ShouldersMuscles surrounding the shoulder joint, responsible for a wide range of arm movements. All Shoulders exercises
TricepsMuscles located at the back of the upper arm, responsible for extending the elbow. All Triceps exercises

Related Shoulders exercises

Barbell Shoulder PressBehind the Neck PressCable Overhead Extension (Rope)Cable Triceps Pushdown (Rope)Dumbbell Push PressDumbbell Shoulder Press
Type
Strength
Primary muscles
Shoulders, Triceps
Measured in
Reps and weight