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overhead press
noun
An exercise in which a weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.
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The overhead press is commonly prescribed exercise.
But if I have one big personal-training goal, it's looking toward a body-weight overhead press.
Using a cross-sectional design comparison, two overhead press techniques (in-front of the head or behind the head) were compared.
He said people in their 60's who have osteoporosis, for example, may not be able to do an overhead press, pushing a barbell over one's head.
For example, upper body exercises may include pull-ups, the overhead press, bench press, rowing and exercises for the biceps and triceps.
Time will tell how his craft handles the greater stresses of the Challenger Deep, where the waters overhead press down with a pressure of more than eight tons per square inch.
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For the shoulders you will want to focus on variations of the overhead pressing movement such as dumbbell overhead presses and barbell overhead presses.
On Workout B days, I deadlift, do overhead presses, and squat again.
She took a swig from a bottle of water and headed off to do some overhead presses.
Dr. Metzl leads his pint-size workout warriors through exercises like jump squats, biceps curls and overhead "presses" with weights (done while balancing on one foot).
Even if you don't sign up for the 5K, Vida is offering workouts between Halloween and Thanksgiving using pumpkins for weights with squats and overhead presses.
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