Machine Shoulder (Military) Press
Machine Shoulder (Military) Press is a compound strength exercise using machine that trains the shoulders.
StrengthMachineBeginnerCompoundPush
Primary muscles: Shoulders
Secondary muscles: Triceps
How to do it
- Sit down on the Shoulder Press Machine and select the weight.
- Grab the handles to your sides as you keep the elbows bent and in line with your torso. This will be your starting position.
- Now lift the handles as you exhale and you extend the arms fully. At the top of the position make sure that you hold the contraction for a second.
- Lower the handles slowly back to the starting position as you inhale.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Track it with MyoAmigo
MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Machine Shoulder (Military) Press 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 Shoulders volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.
