Push Press
Shoulders
Barbell
Intermediate
START
END
THE CUE
Use a short, sharp dip-and-drive from your legs to launch the bar overhead. The legs start it, the shoulders finish it.
MUSCLES WORKED
Anterior and Lateral Deltoid
Also: Triceps, Quadriceps, Core
COACH'S NOTE
Leg drive to initiate, lock overhead
How to do it
01
Unrack a barbell at collarbone height with a grip just outside shoulder-width. Stand with feet hip-width apart.
The full push press guide is in the app.
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4 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · strength
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for push press from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
More for shoulders
IN THE APP
Log push press in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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