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Exercise overview
Training details
ShouldersTricepsUpper BackCore
Equipment
Barbell
Sets × reps
3 × 8
Rest
1 min 30 sec
How to perform it
Step-by-step instructions
- 01Stand with the bar on your upper traps and grip it slightly wider than shoulder width as mobility allows.
- 02Brace your trunk, keep your ribs down, and use only a comfortable, pain-free shoulder range.
- 03Press the bar vertically overhead from behind your neck without using leg drive.
- 04Finish with straight elbows and the bar balanced over the middle of your feet.
- 05Lower the bar carefully to your upper traps and stop if your shoulders or neck become uncomfortable.
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