Free Weight · Barbell
Behind the Neck Press
Muscles worked
- Front Delts
- Side Delts
- Traps
- Triceps
How to do it
- Sit or stand with a barbell resting on your upper back, hands just outside shoulder width
- Press it straight up until your arms lock out overhead, then lower it behind your head to about ear level
- Use only a range your shoulders tolerate comfortably
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