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Shoulder Press - With Bands

Works the shoulders. Helped by the triceps.

Shoulder Press - With Bands, start position, with the working muscles highlighted
Start
Shoulder Press - With Bands, finish position, with the working muscles highlighted
Finish

Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.

Muscles worked

shoulderstriceps

How many reps

GoalReps per set
Strength3-6
Muscle size6-10
Endurance12-20+

Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.

KitBands
LevelBeginner

What to think about

How to do it

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

Other exercises for the shoulders

Track it in LiftSets

Log Shoulder Press - With Bands with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.

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