Overhead Shoulder Exercise
Shoulder Exercise- Overhead Press
Keep your shoulders strengthened by trying this overhead shoulder exercise! It is simple to do and can be done in the gym or in the comfort of your own home. This shoulder exercise can be performed with dumbbells, kettlebells, or at home items like a juice jug or can of soup!
How-To Steps:
- Stand tall with your elbows pointed 45 degrees from your body and your shoulders elevated. Hold the weights just in front of your face, around eye level.
- From the starting point, push your weights straight up toward the ceiling. Try to keep your chest forward and push as straight up as you can. Try to keep your head stable and not push it forward, instead push your chest forward as you push the weights up.
- Once you have gotten to the top of your reach, slowly return down to the starting position. Return to starting position by reversing the steps above, pull down slowly until you get back to eye level.
- Do 3-4 sets of this and 6-8 reps. Take about 1 second to push up the weights and 3 seconds to pull back down. Be sure to take rest breaks in between! Perform this exercise about 2-3 times a week.
*Never do an exercise that causes you pain*