BARBELL OVERHEAD FRONT PRESS

This exercise is typically used to improve the anterior deltoid shoulder muscles, but it also uses all three triceps heads. It builds shoulder strength for when you need it the most-whenever you reach overhead.

1. Squeeze the shoulder blades back hard and hold them together throughout the entire lift.
2. From a standing position, grasp a barbell slightly wider than shoulder-width using a pronated grip, with the elbows pointed downward and to the front. The bar should rest on hyperextended hands at the clavicle level. In this ready position, inhale.
3. Exhale as you drive the bar overhead until the elbows are fully extended. Keep the bar balanced and under control. Hold for 1 to 2 seconds at the top and squeeze the triceps.
4. Slowly lower the bar to the starting position while inhaling.