Exercise cues/tips:

• Start in standing with the barbell first placed at the tip of chest in a conventional shoulder press position

• Next, lift the barbell overhead and rest behind the head at the base of the neck

• From here, perform a conventional overhead barbell press, making sure to be careful of knocking the back of the head

• When finishing the exercise, make sure to remove the weight from the initial chest resting barbell position

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Muscle groups targeted:

• Shoulders

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Exercise progression:

• Smith machine reverse barbell plyometric 

 

Exercise regression:

• Seated reverse barbell press

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