When it comes to packing size to your shoulders, there are a multitude of exercises to help accomplish your goal. So why are you still relying on the old-school, overrated barbell overhead press? “If ...

A staple in quality strength routines, the overhead press is a compound upper-body move that delivers big bang for your buck ...

Overhead press variations are a go-to upper body move for any guy, but Jay Cutler credits the standing overhead barbell press as the key to his impressive shoulder development—an exercise that is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The overhead press does have staying power, however; after all, those early strongmen were onto something ...

THERE WAS A TIME when the overhead press was considered the ultimate display of strength. That’s why nearly every strongman photo from the late 1800s to the mid-20 th century shows a beefy guy holding ...

The strict barbell overhead press is a glorious lift, but as we work on it this month, it’s good to know there are other options. Maybe you don’t have a barbell. Maybe you don’t have high enough ...

Take your time and be patient with yourself before trying out the barbell. Approach it as if it were a curious cat.(Unsplash/Anastase Maragos) The barbell – and by this I mean the proper one, not the ...

While ripped arms look good, strong shoulders will help you move through life easier. The muscles in your shoulders are involved in every upper body movement, whether you realize it or not. Every ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Trainers say a handful of simple exercises—like presses, curls, and push-up variations—effectively build upper-arm strength.These moves hit major muscle groups to boost ...

It’s been a while since we did a fitness challenge focused on a specific lift, but now it is time. This November we’re going to get really familiar with the overhead press, the lift where you press a ...

The overhead press represents a useful exercise for generic sports conditioning, especially for athletes. The requirements of optimal athletics performance necessitate the ability to perform overhead ...

2. Press the barbell above your head explosively until your arms are fully extended, then lower the weight under control. This is a full body exercise and thus is best performed near the beginning of ...