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Push Press - Behind the Neck
Push Press - Behind the Neck is a intermediate olympic weightlifting exercise using barbell. It works the shoulders, with help from the calves, quadriceps and triceps.
intermediatebarbellpush movementcompoundolympic weightlifting
- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- calves, quadriceps, triceps
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.
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Similar exercises
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).