Shoulder press

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The shoulder press (English: Military Press), also called front press , overhead press or simply pressing , is a basic exercise in strength training . From 1928 up to and including the 1972 Olympic Games , it was part of the Olympic triathlon in weightlifting , in addition to the still common disciplines of snatching and pushing . It is the oldest barbell exercise that exists for the upper body.

Exercise execution

While standing, a weight is pushed up and down with both hands.

Shoulder presses are carried out as follows: A barbell placed on the squat stand at chest height is gripped with both hands so wide that the forearms are vertical and the elbows are in front of the bar when viewed from the side. The feet are shoulder-width apart on the floor. The bar is raised from the squat stand so that it rests over the wrist and rests on the front shoulder muscles. The chest is straightened with the help of the back extensors. The air is held by the Valsalva maneuver and the head is leaned back just enough for the bar to pass. As soon as the bar is at forehead level, the head is moved forward again and the bar is pushed to the top end position. The rod is then moved back slowly and in a controlled manner back to its starting position. In addition to the version with a barbell, the version with dumbbells is also possible.

Muscles involved

literature

  • Boeckh-Behrens, Buskies: Fitness and strength training . Rowohlt: Hamburg, 2005, ISBN 978-3-499-19481-8
  • Rippetoe, Marc: Starting Strength: Introduction to barbell training , Riva Verlag: Munich, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86883-527-4

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rippetoe, Marc: Starting Strength: Introduction to the barbell training , Riva Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86883-527-4 , p 86th
  2. ↑ Rippetoe, Marc: Starting Strength: Introduction to the barbell training , Riva Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86883-527-4 , p. 85