
Narrow grip, straight wrists, vertical forearms. Stand with the bar on your front shoulders. Once the bar is on your front shoulders, follow these five simple steps to Overhead Press with proper form… If your Power Rack has no outside uprights, or you have no Power Rack, pull the bar from the floor on your shoulders ( Power Clean it). If it’s too low like mine, set the bar in the outside uprights of your Power Rack and unrack it. Overhead Press inside your Power Rack if it’s tall enough. Press the bar in a vertical line from your shoulders until your elbows are locked.

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Introduction How to Overhead Press How to Overhead Press with proper form. This is the definitive guide to proper form on the Overhead Press. The worse your form is, the more you’ll struggle. You’ll struggle to add weight before you do on other exercises.

You’ll press less weight than on other exercises because it uses small muscles. The Overhead Press is the hardest exercise on StrongLifts 5×5. This engages your traps and prevents shoulder impingement. Press the bar over your head, lock your elbows and shrug your shoulders towards the ceiling. To avoid shoulder pain, Overhead Press with a narrow grip so you don’t flare your elbows. The Overhead Press is one of the best exercises to build strong, muscular and healthy shoulders with bigger arms. Your shoulders and arms press the weight over your head while your legs, lower back and abs balance you.
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The Overhead Press is a full body, compound exercise. Overhead Press five sets of five each StrongLifts 5×5 workout B. Then lower it back to your front shoulders and repeat.

Here’s how to Overhead Press with proper form… How to Overhead Press: press the bar from your shoulders over your head while keeping your legs straight.
