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Standing Behind-the-Neck Barbell Press

Also: standing behind neck press

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

How to do it

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hold the barbell behind your neck with an overhand grip.
  2. Keep your back straight and core engaged.
  3. Press the barbell overhead by extending your arms, fully extending your elbows.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the barbell back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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