Bodyweight Standing Military Press
Description
The bodyweight standing military press creates resistance by pressing one fist into the opposite palm and pushing both hands overhead together. The constant tension between the hands gives the shoulders a hard isometric and dynamic workout. It is a useful no-equipment shoulder builder.
Equipment Required
Bodyweight Standing Military Press Instructions
- Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Make a fist with one hand and place it inside the open palm of the other hand at chest level.
- Press the fist into the palm to create constant tension.
- Brace your core and keep your chest up.
- Press both hands together straight overhead.
- Maintain the isometric pressure between the hands throughout.
- Lock out at the top with arms straight.
- Lower the hands slowly back to chest level.
Bodyweight Standing Military Press Form & Visual
Bodyweight Standing Military Press Benefits
- No equipment required
- Builds shoulder strength
- Self-resistance training
- Useful for travel or home
- Builds isometric shoulder power
- Joint-friendly variation
Bodyweight Standing Military Press Muscles Worked
- Front deltoid
- Side deltoid
- Triceps brachii
- Core
Bodyweight Standing Military Press Variations & Alternatives
- Military Press
- Pike Push-Up
- Handstand Push-Up
- Self-Resistance Press
