Military press

The standing military press is a basic exercise that only requires a barbell. Here's how to perform this movement to get the most muscle building potential.

A halfway progression between strict shoulder pressing overhead and holding is the kettlebell shoulder push press. I recommend all beginners start with the push press before moving on to the strict overhead kb shoulder press later. The kettlebell push press involves using the legs and hips slightly just to get the kettlebell out of the sticking point when it’s held in the racked position at the chest.

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Tables of Military Press strength standards for men and women. Find out how strong you are compared to other lifters at your bodyweight.

dumbell military press ( I LOVE THESE) ** i start off with 5 reps with 10 lb dumbells to warm up. then go up by 5 lbs doing 4 sets of 8 reps. I use up to 25 lb dumbells

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