Overhead Press
Beginner
Standing strict press driving the barbell from the shoulders to overhead lockout without leg drive.
Muscle Groups
deltoidstricepscoreupper chest
Equipment
barbellrack
Coaching Cues
- 1Squeeze your glutes and brace your core
- 2Press the bar straight up and move your head through
- 3Stack the bar over your midfoot at lockout
Standards
- 1Bar starts at the shoulders and finishes with arms fully locked out overhead
- 2No knee bend or hip extension used to initiate the press
- 3Head pushes through once the bar clears the forehead
Scaling Options
- •Dumbbell Press
- •Seated Press