"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The overhead press does have staying power, however; after all, those early strongmen were onto something ...

If you're seeking stronger arms and shoulders, the overhead press should be in your gym rotation. This move is a great way to strengthen your shoulder muscles in a way that also challenges your ...

It’s been a while since we did a fitness challenge focused on a specific lift, but now it is time. This November we’re going to get really familiar with the overhead press, the lift where you press a ...

Sit at the end of a bench with feet planted and holding dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing forward. With elbows tucked slightly, press the dumbbells overhead and slightly outward until arms ...

For fitness purposes we can roughly divide the body into three sections: the lower body (legs), the core (abs), and upper ...

The strict barbell overhead press is a glorious lift, but as we work on it this month, it’s good to know there are other options. Maybe you don’t have a barbell. Maybe you don’t have high enough ...

A slight progression on the normal (flat-bench) chest press, some consider its cousin, the incline bench press to be just a little tougher. Rather than working your entire pectorals evenly, the ...

Chinese weightlifter Lü Xiaojun is an Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion. He avoids training bench press to ensure he doesn't restrict his shoulder mobility, he said. The bench press ...