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Seated military shoulder press. The overhead press, also known as the shoulder press, strict press or military press, is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight overhead while seated or standing. It is mainly used to develop the anterior deltoid muscles of the shoulder. [1]
The military press is primarily known as a shoulder exercise. You'll use your anterior and lateral deltoids to press the weight up, to be more specific. But the shoulders aren't working alone.
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 ...
The overhead press is a classic strongman exercise, and great for strength training and building muscle, too. Here are the muscles it works, and how to do it. ... The overhead press is a classic ...
Press the dumbbell toward the ceiling and extend arm straight up over your chest, palm facing away from you. Reverse the movement with control and return to start. That's 1 rep.
Overhead cable curl: Stand in the middle of a cable machine with two pulleys in shoulder-height level, grasp a stirrup handle in each hand. Raise both upper arms parallel with shoulders, and supinate the forearms to let the palms facing the torso. Drive the stirrups inwards until biceps are fully contracted, then return the stirrups to starting ...
Why it rocks: Unlike a standard shoulder press, the rotating motion of the Arnold press targets your entire shoulder, so your anterior, medial, and posterior delt shoulder muscles will put in the ...
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.