How to Perform

Set up: Grip the bar just outside shoulder width. Unrack and hold the bar at your front delts with elbows slightly in front of the bar.
Brace: Squeeze your glutes, tighten your core, and take a deep breath.
Press: Drive the bar straight up, moving your head out of the way as the bar passes your face. Lock out directly overhead.
Lower: Bring the bar back down under control to the starting position on your front delts.

Common Mistakes

Excessive back lean — a slight lean is fine, but don’t turn it into a standing incline press
Pressing around your face — the bar path should be as vertical as possible

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