Variations
Other variations of the overhead press are:
- Military press: Heels together with strict form. It is called the "Military Press" because this movement used to be the general indicator or test of one's strength in the military.
- Olympic press:also known as clean and press, lift used in Olympic Weightlifting, consists of a clean, then pressing with no lower body movement, such as in the Push press. Discontinued after 1972 Olympics due to inconsistent judging criteria (such as should the lifter be allowed to bend backwards slightly when pressing, should a leg drive be allowed).
- Push press: using leg drive
- Behind-the-neck press: barbell in the neck vs. on the anterior deltoids
- Seated press pressing while seated (commonly on a bench)
- Dumbbell press: using dumbbells.
- One-handed press: pressing with one arm at a time
- Arnold Press: beginning a press with forearms supinated, ending with forearms pronated.
- Bradford Press: as you press, once the bar clears a few inches overhead it is slowly lowered behind the head then explosively reversed to the front and slowly lowered to the starting position. The 2 phases are commonly considered one repetition.
- Sots press: pressing from the bottom of a squat position
- Bent press: pressing the weight overhead while twisting the trunk.
Other forms of pressing include:
- Bench press
- Incline press
- Decline press
- Press up
- Dip
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