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Military Press demoMilitary Press demo
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Free Weight · Barbell

Military Press

Muscles worked

  • Front Delts
  • Triceps
  • Side Delts

How to do it

  1. Stand tall with your heels together and the bar at your front shoulders, hands just outside shoulder width
  2. Squeeze your glutes and brace, then press the bar straight up without leaning back or bending your knees
  3. Lock out overhead and lower under control to your shoulders

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