Shoulder Press Machine
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
- Machine
HOW TO PERFORM
- Sit in the machine and set the seat so the handles start at about shoulder height.
- Sit tall with the back against the pad and take the handles.
- Press overhead until the arms are straight without shrugging the shoulders up.
- Lower under control back to shoulder height.
FORM TIPS
- The back pad does the stabilising a standing press asks the trunk for, so loads run higher here and do not carry straight across to a barbell press.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Triceps
- Traps
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Machine Front Military Press
- Shoulder Press Machine
- Smith Machine Overhead 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.