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Shoulder Press - With Bands

How to do the Shoulder Press - With Bands 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

Bands

Step by step

How to do the Shoulder Press - With Bands

  1. 1

    To begin, stand on an exercise band so that tension begins at arm's length. Grasp the handles and lift them so that the hands are at shoulder height at each side.

  2. 2

    Rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. Your elbows should be bent, with the upper arms and forearms in line to the torso. This is your starting position.

  3. 3

    As you exhale, lift the handles up until your arms are fully extended overhead.

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