Leverage Shoulder Press

A shoulders exercise targeting the shoulders, performed with machine.

Leverage Shoulder Press demonstration
Leverage Shoulder Press — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Machine

Target muscles

Shoulders

Secondary muscles

Triceps

How to do Leverage Shoulder Press

  1. Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the top of the shoulders at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and handles held with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.

  2. Press the handles upward by extending through the elbow.

  3. After a brief pause at the top, return the weight to just above the start position, keeping tension on the muscles by not returning the weight to the stops until the set is complete.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Shoulders

Secondary

Triceps

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