Barbell Overhead Press (Military 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
- Bar at the front rack, grip just outside the shoulders.
- Brace, press overhead, moving the head back then through.
- Lock out with the bar over mid-foot.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Triceps
- Traps
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