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Welcome to our Standing Overhead Press Exercise Instruction Guide!
On this page you'll learn how to do this shoulders exercise using the correct technique. Below you'll find pictures, exercise instructions, and tips on how to get the most out of this and other Shoulder Exercises so you can immediately add to your next Shoulder Workout Routine and other Weight Training Routines.
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Exercise Name: | Standing Overhead Press (Military Press) |
Main Muscle: | Deltoid |
Secondary Muscle(s): | Trapezius, Chest, Triceps, Back (Stabilizer) |
Exercise Type: | Compound, Push |
Equipment Required: | Barbell |
Exercise Description and Instruction:
The standing overhead press is also called the military press, which got its name because the military used is as the truest test of one's strength. This shoulders exercise tests functional strength and calls on your back stabilizer muscles, which are not used in shoulder press variations with a back support.
We use the terms military press, shoulder press, and overhead press interchangeably.
Tips:
Now that you've seen the Standing Overhead Press, check out all of our different Shoulder Exercises. Or, view some of our most popular trapezius and deltoid exercise variations and other related pages below.
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