Military Press

Training Details Military Press

Guide for Military Press

• Grab the bar slightly wider than shoulder width
• Your elbows should be slightly wider than your shoulders, your arms  should be slightly angled out from your body
• Your feet should be shoulder-width apart
• The body weight should be in the middle of your foot
• Tense your torso and buttocks for stability and a straight back
• Pull back the shoulders and pull your shoulder blades together, push the chest forward
• Lift the bar slowly upwards. Lower the weight in a calm and slow manner, always with tension in the muscle you are exercising. 
• Move your head back when the bar passes and then forward again
• In the top position, your body should be straight from the side with your head slightly in front of your arms
• Do not use your legs to support the bar
• Exhale on the way up and inhale on the way down 
• If the exercise is done standing up, you will exercise the torso and abdomen more