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Overhead Press
Vertical pressing strength and honest shoulder health — it exposes overhead range you don't have.
- 01Bar on the front of the shoulders, hands just outside shoulder-width, elbows slightly forward.
- 02Squeeze the glutes and brace the abs so the ribs don't flare.
- 03Press the bar straight up, moving your head back slightly out of the path.
- 04Finish with the bar over the mid-foot, biceps by the ears, elbows locked.
- 01Press overhead without shrugging into your ears.
- 02Glutes tight — the press starts at the floor.
- 03Head through the window at the top.
- 01Arching the lower back to fake overhead range.
- 02Pressing around the head instead of moving the head.
- 03Stopping short of a full lockout.
Note: Reference material, not a prescription. Load, volume and whether this movement suits you at all depends on your assessment — if something hurts, stop and get it looked at.