Barbell Overhead Press
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Compound
How to do it
- Unrack the bar at upper-chest height with a grip just outside your shoulders, feet hip-width apart.
- Squeeze your glutes and brace your core so your body stays rigid and doesn't lean back.
- Press the bar straight up, tilting your head back slightly so the bar clears your chin.
- Lock out with the bar over your mid-foot and your head through your arms, then lower it to your chest.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
- Front deltsMain
- TricepsHelping
- Side deltsHelping
- TrapsHelping
- AbsHelping
Also known as
Military Press · Standing Overhead Press · Strict Press · OHP · Barbell Shoulder Press