Bradford/Rocky Presses

Bradford/Rocky Presses is a compound strength exercise using barbell that trains the front delts, shoulders.

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StrengthBarbellBeginnerCompoundPush

Primary muscles: Front Delts, Shoulders

Secondary muscles: Side Delts, Triceps

How to do it

  1. Sit on a Military Press Bench with a bar at shoulder level with a pronated grip (palms facing forward). Tip: Your grip should be wider than shoulder width and it should create a 90-degree angle between the forearm and the upper arm as the barbell goes down. This is your starting position.
  2. Once you pick up the barbell with the correct grip, lift the bar up over your head by locking your arms.
  3. Now lower the bar down to the back of the head slowly as you inhale.
  4. Lift the bar back up to the starting position as you exhale.
  5. Lower the bar down to the starting position slowly as you inhale. This is one repetition.
  6. Alternate in this manner until you complete the recommended amount of repetitions.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Bradford/Rocky Presses from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Front Delts volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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