Standing Military Press (Barbell)
Trains the shoulders. 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 Standing Military 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 Standing Military Press (Barbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Standing Military Press (Barbell)
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell with an overhand grip (palms facing forward), hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. The barbell should be at chest height.
- Press the barbell overhead by extending your arms fully, making sure to keep the bar path straight and close to your body.
- Hold the barbell overhead for a moment, ensuring your arms are fully extended and your shoulders are engaged.
- Slowly lower the barbell back to the starting position at chest height. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Avoid arching your back by maintaining a neutral spine throughout the movement.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you press the barbell overhead and inhaling as you lower it back down.
- Keep your elbows slightly in front of your body at the starting position to avoid shoulder strain.
Substitutes
Swap Standing Military Press (Barbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Standing Military 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.