Mark OttobreFounder, Enterprise Fitness · Results Driven Coaching

How to Do a Military Press #personaltrainer #fitnesscoach #militarypress

15 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this short instructional segment, the trainer demonstrates the correct form for a military press. He emphasizes hand placement just outside shoulder width, a straight overhead press that aligns the bicep with the ear, and the importance of a stable pelvis and straight legs to avoid generating force from the knees. Lower back strength is highlighted as a key consideration. The trainer also clarifies that bending the knees turns the movement into a push press, which is not the intended exercise. The overall message is a concise, picture‑perfect guide to executing a strict military press.

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The correct way to do a military press. First of all, we want our hands— where she's set up is perfect right now— to be just outside of shoulder width. So pushing up straight overhead. Considerations for a military press you always want to consider is lower back strength. When you come up, what you're really aiming for is your bicep will cover your ear. You can see her pelvis is stable, legs are straight, there is no force being generated from her knees, and that is a picture-perfect military press. Now, if she did bend her knees, that would then become a push press, which is not what we're looking for in this exercise.