Training Details Military Press
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Primary MuscleFront Delt
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Secondary MuscleMiddle Delt, Triceps, Inner Abs
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EquipmentBarbell
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LevelAverage
Guide for Military Press
- Grasp 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