Barbell Overhead Press

How to perform

Set the bar at collarbone height with your hands just outside shoulder width. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to stop the lower back arching. Press the bar overhead, moving your head slightly back to let it pass, then bring it forward again at the top. Finish with the bar directly over your mid foot and your biceps beside your ears. Lower under control to the front of your shoulders. Common mistakes: leaning back excessively to turn it into an incline press, and pressing the bar around the head instead of past it.