Seated Press - Shoulder Press

Seated press (also known as seated shoulder press) is one of the best exercises for adding mass to your shoulders.  While it really isn't a fancy exercise, it is effective at helping you increase your shoulder strength and girth. The main benefit of the seated should press is that it allow you to train your shoulder with very heavy weights.  This helps to stimulate muscle growth in your deltoids and triceps.

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Muscles Used During The Seated Press Target Body Part: Arms, Shoulders Primary Muscles: Anterior and Medial Deltoids, Posterior Deltoids, Triceps Secondary Muscles: Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboids, Erector Spinae, Rotator Cuff, Serratus Anterior, Rectus Abdominus , Transverse Abdominus, Obliques

Starting Position: Step underneath the bar and grab it with your palms facing forward and your thumbs wrapped completely around the bar to prevent slipping. Place the bar on the top portion of your chest.

Upward Phase: Exhale and slowly extend the bar up over your head.  As you are pressing the bar up make sure to avoid bending your wrists or arching your lower back.

Downward Phase: Inhale and slowly lower the bar back down to the starting position on the top part of your chest.

Special Instructions: This exercise can be performed either standing or seated. If training with the heaviest weight possible is important to you, then you will want to perform the standing shoulder press variation.

As with most exercises, the way your grip the bar and position your body while performing this exercise will impact the particular muscles that are being isolated.

	If you perform this exercise with a narrow grip and your elbows facing forward, then you will isolate your anterior deltoid.
	If you grip the bar with a wide grip and your elbows out to the side, then you will isolate your anterior and middle deltoids

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