Standing Overhead Press - Cables
Set the cables up with the short bar and with the pulley set at its lowest setting.
Standing with a good posture (tummy tight; shoulders back; chest out; chin in) and your feet shoulder width apart. Bend your knees to pick up the bar (keeping your back straight) hold the bar with your hands shoulder-width apart with your palms facing away from you.
If the weight is heavy you can take a step forward so that you have one foot in front of the other keeping them shoulder width apart, this helps to prevent any arching in your lower back. From this position bring the bar up to shoulder level by bending your arms at the elbow. Now push the bar up above your head keeping your wrists straight and a slight bend in the elbow at the highest point. Now lower the weight down until your elbows are just below your shoulder level, this is the lowest you should go during the exercise (the video shows the movement from the set up position, so it is too low for during the exercise itself).
When you have finished don't just drop the bar but simply reverse the instructions you followed to get the bar up.
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