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Machine Shoulder (Military) Press

How to do the Machine Shoulder (Military) Press with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Shoulders

Secondary

Triceps

Equipment

Machine

Step by step

How to do the Machine Shoulder (Military) Press

  1. 1

    Sit down on the Shoulder Press Machine and select the weight.

  2. 2

    Grab the handles to your sides as you keep the elbows bent and in line with your torso. This will be your starting position.

  3. 3

    Now lift the handles as you exhale and you extend the arms fully. At the top of the position make sure that you hold the contraction for a second.

  4. 4

    Lower the handles slowly back to the starting position as you inhale.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Machine Shoulder (Military) Press set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your shoulders volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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