Seated Overhead Press (Barbell)
Trains the shoulders, with help from the triceps. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Seated Overhead Press (Barbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a shoulders exercise that is, there are 11 on the Shoulders page.
Muscles worked
What Seated Overhead Press (Barbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Seated Overhead Press (Barbell)
- Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the floor. Hold a barbell with an overhand grip (palms facing forward), hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Position the barbell at shoulder height in front of you.
- Press the barbell overhead by extending your elbows until your arms are fully extended.
- Lower the barbell back down to the starting position with control, bending your elbows.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Perform the movement slowly and with control to maximize muscle engagement and prevent injury.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you press the barbell overhead and inhaling as you lower it back down.
- Use a weight that allows for proper form and control throughout the exercise to prevent strain or injury.
Substitutes
Swap Seated Overhead Press (Barbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Seated Overhead Press (Barbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.