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Seated Barbell Overhead Press

Also: barbell seated overhead press

Main
Delts
Secondary
TricepsUpper back
Equipment
BarbellBench
Level
Intermediate
Movement
Vertical push

How to do it

  1. Sit on a bench with your back straight and feet flat on the ground.
  2. Hold the barbell with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
  3. Lift the barbell off the rack and bring it to shoulder level, with your elbows bent and palms facing forward.
  4. Press the barbell overhead by extending your arms fully.
  5. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the barbell back to shoulder level.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım