How to Do Push Press
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the push press.
| Main muscles | Shoulders |
| Also works | Quads, Triceps |
| Equipment | Barbell |
| Level | Expert |
| Type | Olympic Weightlifting |
How to do it
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
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