Plate Overhead Press

step by step guide:

  1. Stand with your feet hip to shoulder width apart and hold two plates up at shoulder height with your elbows stacked directly beneath the weights.

  2. Press the plates up over your head, then lower them back down to the start position.

Common mistakes:

  1. Bending the knees and pushing with your legs to create momentum. This is a different exercise called a push-press which serves a slightly different purpose. Keep these strict and only use the muscles of the upper body.

  2. Pressing the plates out in front of you instead of straight up overhead. Any horizontal distance that you push the plates away from your body, the force required to lift the weight becomes amplified. Make sure to keep the weights as close to your body as possible during your set.