Smith Standing Shoulder Press

Muscles involved

Shoulders

How to do it

1. Stand with feet apart, holding a bar at shoulder height. 2. Press the bar upward until fully extending your arms. 3. Hold the shoulder contraction briefly. 4. Lower the bar controllably to the starting position.

Equipment required

Máquina

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Anterior deltoidLateral deltoidPectoralis major clavicular headSerratus anteriorTriceps brachii

Tips

- Keep your core active to protect your lower back during the press. - Press the bar overhead without locking your elbows. - Lower controllably until your elbows form 90 degrees.

Difficulty