Smith seated shoulder press

How to do it

1. 1Adjust the seat height so that the handles are at shoulder height.
2. 2Sit on the machine with your back against the pad and your feet flat on the floor.
3. 3Grip the handles with an overhand grip and unrack them, fully extending your arms.
4. 4Lower the handles to shoulder height, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
5. 5Press the handles upward overhead until your arms are fully extended.
6. 6Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the handles back to shoulder height.
7. 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

More shoulders exercises

• Dumbbell lying one arm deltoid rearDumbbells
• Dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raiseDumbbells
• Dumbbell raiseDumbbells
• Smith shoulder pressSmith machine
• Cable supine reverse flyCable
• Dumbbell standing alternate raiseDumbbells
• Barbell rear delt raiseBarbell
• Barbell standing wide military pressBarbell

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.