Board Press
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Barbell
HOW TO PERFORM
- Have a partner hold the boards on your chest, or strap them on.
- Set up as you would to bench and lower the bar until it rests on the boards.
- Pause briefly, then press back to lockout.
FORM TIPS
- Each board takes an inch or two off the range, so more boards means a shorter press and a heavier load. It is a lockout builder, not a way to inflate a bench number.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Chest
Secondary
- Triceps
- Shoulders
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Board Press
- Barbell Two Board Press
- Barbell Three Board Press
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.