Exercise of the Week

Standing Overhead Shoulder Press

By Joni Hyde of WorkoutsForWomen.com

Stand with one leg forward and abdominal muscles held in tight. Hold a weighted bar with hands gripped about shoulder width apart.

Bend elbows and bring the bar up to about chin level with your elbows pulled in. This is your start position.

  • Press the bar straight up and slightly in front of your body, keeping elbows in.
  • Return bar to chin area.

    Throughout this move be sure that your elbows don't flare out to the sides.

    Past Exercises of the Week:
    Belly Ups
    Push Ups
    Hoover
    Squats
    Prone Leg Raise
    Chest Fly
    Seated Bent Over Rear Fly
    Tricep Dip
    Walking Lunges
    Concentration Curl

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