Overhead press
Barbell Overhead Press
Trains overhead press. You'll need a power rack (squat rack). It's heavy enough to anchor a session as a main lift.
What you need
- Equipment
- Power Rack (Squat Rack)
- Trains
- Overhead press
- In a plan
- Can be a main lift
How to do it
Squeeze your glutes, push your head through once the bar clears your forehead.
Watch the form ↗That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.
When we won't give you this
- We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their shoulders — it puts the joint in a position that tends to aggravate it.
- We introduce this once you've got a training cycle behind you.
None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.
If the machine's busy
These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: