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Selectorized Overhead Press Machine

A pin-loaded seated overhead press that drives machine handles from shoulder height to lockout on a fixed path.

Primary muscle
Front Delts
Equipment
Machine
Difficulty
Beginner
Movement
Push
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How to do it

  1. Set the seat so the handles sit at about shoulder height when your elbows are bent.
  2. Sit with your back against the pad, feet on the footrest or floor, and grip both handles.
  3. Brace the trunk and keep the head against the pad.
  4. Press the handles overhead until the elbows straighten without shrugging.
  5. Pause briefly at lockout while the selected plates stay lifted.
  6. Lower the handles to shoulder height under control and repeat.

Common mistakes

  • Setting the seat so low that the press starts as a shrug.
  • Letting the head drift off the pad and the chin poke forward.
  • Bouncing the stack off the remaining plates at the bottom.
  • Flaring the elbows so wide that the path loads the neck instead of the deltoids.

Muscles worked

Primary
Front Delts
Secondary
Triceps

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Good to know

What muscles does the Selectorized Overhead Press Machine work?
Mainly the front delts. It also works the triceps.
What equipment do you need for the Selectorized Overhead Press Machine?
It uses a machine. Without it, the Band Overhead Press and the Cable Overhead Press train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Selectorized Overhead Press Machine good for beginners?
GymVim rates it beginner.

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