The push press is a great compound exercise that consists of a front squat and standing barbell shoulder press. You use your legs to build up some momentum to then explosively press the barbell above your head. This is great for building incredible core strength as well as developing your shoulders, triceps and quads. By using the momentum you will be able to push press a heavier weight than you can shoulder press which is a great way to prepare your body to manage heavier loads. This exercise will also be burning loads of calories as you’re using lots of different muscles at once.
How to do it…
Grasp a loaded barbell from a rack or from the floor with an overhand grip. If gripping from the floor deadlift the bar up and clean the bar to the starting position. Either way you do it the bar should be sitting close to your upper chest whist you are standing erect.
To execute this explosive exercise you must drop into a half squat keeping your head and chest up then drive your legs upwards and take the momentum of the squat and press the bar overhead into a full standing shoulder press. Then control the bar back into the start position and repeat.
If your finding it hard to fit your gym sessions in, or if your just looking for some varied training, I would always recommend this exercise because it will hit a lot of muscles at once and if completed with higher reps (15+) you will really feel the cardiovascular effects, just ask some of my clients.......
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