Seated Barbell Overhead Press
Seated Barbell Overhead Press is a barbell push exercise for the shoulders, and it also works the triceps. If you cannot do it, Dumbbell Shoulder Press or Handstand Push-up are good swaps.
Muscles worked
Shoulders · main
Triceps
How to do it
- Sit on a bench with back support and take the bar just outside shoulder width, resting on your front shoulders.
- Brace your core and keep your back against the pad.
- Press the bar straight up, moving your head slightly back and then through.
- Lower it to your upper chest or chin height under control.
Watch out: Leaning back so far that the press turns into an incline press.
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