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What is Overhead Press?
Pressing a barbell or dumbbells from the shoulders to overhead.
In context
Overhead Press is a key concept in training. Pressing a barbell or dumbbells from the shoulders to overhead. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
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Related training terms
Common questions.
What does overhead press mean?
Pressing a barbell or dumbbells from the shoulders to overhead.
What category does overhead press belong to?
Overhead Press is a term from training in strength and fitness training. Browse more training terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does overhead press matter for training?
Understanding overhead press helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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