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Barbell overhead press
Bar at your collarbones, grip just outside shoulders. Squeeze your glutes and press straight up, moving your head back slightly to clear the bar.
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How to do it
Bar at your collarbones, grip just outside shoulders. Squeeze your glutes and press straight up, moving your head back slightly to clear the bar.
Muscles worked
- shouldersprimary
- triceps
- core
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