Push Press - Behind the Neck
How to do the Push Press - Behind the Neck with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Shoulders
Calves, Quads, Triceps
Barbell
How to do the Push Press - Behind the Neck
- 1
Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.
- 2
Using the momentum generated, finish pressing the weight overhead be extending through the arms.
- 3
Return to the starting position, using your legs to absorb the impact.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Push Press - Behind the Neck 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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