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The overhead press, also known as the shoulder press, strict press or military press, is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight overhead while seated or standing.
The military press is primarily known as a shoulder exercise. You'll use your anterior and lateral deltoids to press the weight up, to be more specific. But the shoulders aren't working alone.
The overhead press is a classic strongman exercise, and great for strength training and building muscle, too. Here are the muscles it works, and how to do it.
Dumbbell Shoulder press – 80 kg (176 lb) Dumbbells per hand x 5 reps [183] Barbell Strict press (overhead press without leg drive) – 200 kg (441 lb) [184] [185] Behind the neck Push press – 210 kg (463 lb) [186] Cyr Dumbbell press (by one arm) – 146 kg (322 lb) [177] (22 kg heavier than the original) (unofficial world record)
Also known as a Military press, the attack sees the wrestler lift their opponent up above their head with an overhead press as used in weight lifting. The attacking wrestler may repeatedly press the opponent overhead to show their strength prior to dropping them. Beth Phoenix setting up a military press drop on Eve Torres
The barbell overhead press is a classic shoulder workout exercise, but it could potentially injure your joints. Try these three alternative moves instead.
Push press is completely and totally distinct from overhead press. Push press is a dynamic movement involving both the upper and lower body, overhead press only works the deltoids and triceps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.216.254.186 01:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC) Noting completetion of the merge from Military press.
Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou, also known as Iron Biby, is a strongman from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. [2] As the current world record holder in the log clean and press, axle press, and numerous unofficial records for heaviest weight pressed overhead, Sanou is regarded as one of the greatest overhead pressers of all time. [3]