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Olympic Weightlifting
Push Press - Behind the Neck
intermediatebarbell·compound·push
Muscles Worked
Primary
Secondary
Abductor digiti minimi of left footAbductor digiti minimi of right footabductor hallucisadductor hallucisextensor hallucis brevisextensor hallucis longusfibularis brevisfibularis longusfibularis tertiusFirst lumbrical of left footFirst lumbrical of right footflexor accessoriusFlexor digiti minimi brevis of left footFlexor digiti minimi brevis of right footflexor digitorum brevisflexor digitorum longusflexor hallucis brevisflexor hallucis longusFourth lumbrical of left footFourth lumbrical of right footgastrocnemiusplantarissoleustibialis posteriorrectus femorisvastus intermediusvastus lateralisvastus medialisanconeustriceps brachii
How to Perform
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Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.
2
Using the momentum generated, finish pressing the weight overhead be extending through the arms.
3
Return to the starting position, using your legs to absorb the impact.
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