Shoulders · Barbell · Compound · Intermediate
Barbell Shoulder Press
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
- Also working
- Chest, Triceps
How to do it
- Sit on a bench with back support in a squat rack. Position a barbell at a height that is just above your head. Grab the barbell with a pronated grip (palms facing forward).
- Once you pick up the barbell with the correct grip width, lift the bar up over your head by locking your arms. Hold at about shoulder level and slightly in front of your head. This is your starting position.
- Lower the bar down to the shoulders slowly as you inhale.
- Lift the bar back up to the starting position as you exhale.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the shoulders as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other shoulder exercises
- Band Pull Apart · Bands
- Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise · Barbell
- Barbell Rear Delt Row · Barbell
- Battling Ropes · Other
- Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench · Dumbbell
- Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral · Cable
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