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Shoulders · Intermediate

Cable Bar Standing Overhead Press

Pressing variation for upper-body strength and bracing with cable.

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Exercise overview

Training details

Shoulders

Equipment

Cable

Sets × reps

3 × 12

Rest

1 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Stand securely with the cable bar at your shoulders, hands just outside shoulder width, and elbows beneath the bar.
  2. 02Brace your trunk, keep your ribs stacked over your pelvis, and avoid using leg drive.
  3. 03Press the bar overhead while moving your head slightly back and then through as the bar clears it.
  4. 04Lock your elbows with your shoulders active and the cable path controlled above you.
  5. 05Lower the bar smoothly to the shoulders without arching your lower back, then reset.

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