Shoulder Press - Barbell

Description

Grasp the bar with a pronated grip (palms facing away from you), positioning your hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Position the bar in line with the top of your chest, clavicle (collarbone) and anterior deltoids (front of your shoulders). Contract your core muscles to stabilize your spine. Hold your chest up and out. Exhale and slowly press the barbell overhead, extending both elbows in unison until they are fully extended. To lower the barbell, inhale and activate your lats to pull the bar gently down towards your chest, clavicle and anterior deltoids rather than simply yielding to the force of gravity, lowering the bar until it returns to your starting position.