Push Press - Behind the Neck
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
- Also works
- Calves, Quads, Triceps
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound · Push
How to do it
- Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.
- Using the momentum generated, finish pressing the weight overhead be extending through the arms.
- Return to the starting position, using your legs to absorb the impact.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Push Press - Behind the Neck work?
- Mainly the shoulders, with help from the calves, quads, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Barbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More shoulders exercises
- Anti-Gravity Press
- Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise
- Barbell Rear Delt Row
- Barbell Shoulder Press
- Bradford/Rocky Presses
- Car Drivers
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.