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Overhead press

Weight training exercise

Overhead press

Weight training exercise

Seated military shoulder press

The overhead press, also known as the shoulder press, strict press or military press, is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight overhead while seated or standing. It is mainly used to develop the anterior deltoid muscles of the shoulder.

The lift is set up by taking either a barbell, a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells, and holding them at shoulder level. The weight is then pressed overhead. While the exercise can be performed standing or seated, standing recruits more muscles as more balancing is required in order to support the lift.{{Cite web|title= The Overhead Press: The Difference Between Seated, Standing, Dumbbell and Barbell

In strength sports

Weightlifting

The standing version was once a component of the sport of Olympic weightlifting as part of the clean and press movement, but was removed in 1972 due to difficulties in judging proper technique.

Strongman

In the sport of strongman, overhead presses are quite frequent where athletes are required to press implements such as logs and axles in addition to standard barbells. Strict presses, push presses and push jerks are often incorporated.

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilders have also been using overhead presses as a staple to develop their shoulders. They primarily focus on strict presses to isolate the deltoids.

References

References

  1. Boly, Jake. (16 March 2021). "The Overhead Press May Just Be the Best Pressing Movement Around".
  2. (2015-08-12). "How To Overhead Press: A Beginner's Guide". Bodybuilding.com.
  3. (2016). "New Functional Training for Sports". Human Kinetics.
  4. Fair, John D.. (2001). "The Tragic History of the Military Press in Olympic and World Championship Competition, 1928-1972". Journal of Sport History.
  5. Tyler Stark. (24 February 2025). "Strict Press, Push Press, Push Jerk… What’s The Difference?".
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