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  2. Overhead press - Wikipedia

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    The standing version was once a component of the sport of Olympic weightlifting as part of the clean and press movement, but was removed in 1972 due to difficulties in judging proper technique. [2] The lift is set up by taking either a barbell, a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells, and holding them at shoulder level. The weight is then pressed ...

  3. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    The military press is similar to the shoulder press but is performed while standing with the feet together. (It is named "military" because of the similarity in appearance to the "at attention" position used in most militaries) Unlike the seated shoulder press, the military press involves the majority of the muscles of the core as stabilizers ...

  4. How to Master the Military Press - AOL

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    Learn how to do the dumbbell military press exercise with perfect form from Men's Heath Fitness Director Ebenezer Samuel.

  5. Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    The jerk is completed when the lifter re-straightens the legs (bringing them together after a split jerk) so they come to a straight standing position with the barbell held overhead. A third lift, the clean and press, was also a competition lift from 1924 through 1972. It entails a clean followed by an overhead press. The overhead press is ...

  6. Which Muscles You Use When You Do the Overhead Press - AOL

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  7. The Best Dumbbell Exercises For All Levels Of Gym-Goer - AOL

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    Beginner, intermediate and advanced dumbbell exercises to build muscle and strength all over your body

  8. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    The snatch is a wide-grip lift, in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one motion. The clean and jerk and the clean and press are combination lifts in which the weight is first taken from the ground to the front of the shoulders (the clean), and then from the shoulders to overhead (the first using a jerk, the second an overhead press).

  9. What You Need to Know About Bench Pressing for Your Workouts

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    Why: Doing dumbbell or barbell presses on an incline press forces a slightly greater range of motion and can help develop your upper chest. How to Do It: Sit on an incline bench with a pair of ...