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  2. Stop Doing the Behind the Neck Press. Try These Shoulder ...

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    These three alternative exercises build shoulder strength safely. The behind the neck press is a classic bodybuilding move, but it's rough on shoulder joints. These three alternative exercises ...

  3. Pull-down (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    Cable pull-down exercise to the front with a medium-width overhand (pronated) grip. The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.

  4. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    The shoulder press is performed while seated, or standing by lowering a weight held above the head to just above the shoulders, and then raising it again. It can be performed with both arms, or one arm at a time. This is a compound exercise that also involves the trapezius and the triceps.

  5. Overhead press - Wikipedia

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    Other variations of the exercise include the push press, a similar movement that involves an additional dipping motion in the legs to increase momentum. [1] An overhead press may also be performed unilaterally, with the lift being performed one handed; or in an alternating fashion with both hands holding a dumbbell or kettlebell, and then ...

  6. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Training volume is one of the most critical variables in the effectiveness of strength training. There is a positive relationship between volume and hypertrophy. [16] [17] The load or intensity is often normalized as the percentage of an individual's one-repetition maximum (1RM). Due to muscle failure, the intensity limits the maximum number of ...

  7. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. It is used as a resting position, during childbirth and as an expression of reverence and submission. While kneeling, the angle between the legs can vary from zero to widely splayed out, flexibility permitting. It is common to kneel with one leg and squat with the ...

  8. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. marine performing a pull-up. A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise.The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up.

  9. Bench press - Wikipedia

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    The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a compound movement, with the primary muscles involved being the pectoralis major, the anterior deltoids, and the triceps brachii. Other muscles located in the back, legs ...