Strength · Vertical press · Machine
Machine Shoulder Press
Machine Shoulder Press is a strength exercise on a machine that mainly works the front delts, with help from the triceps and side delts.
How to do it
- Handles at shoulder height, back against the pad
- Brace the abs, do not arch the lower back
- Press up until the arms are almost straight
- Lower under control to shoulder height
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 8–12 reps with 2:00 rest. When every set reaches 12 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Front delts
Also
- Triceps
- Side delts
Joints it loads
- Shoulder a lot
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of machine shoulder press, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.