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Jan 23, 2011

Get Stronger Deltoid Muscles With Military Press Exercises!


Military press exercises are the overhead press weight training exercises.
Basically, this press targets the deltoid muscles which are present in the shoulders of your body.
By practicing these military press exercises regularly, the muscles which are present at the shoulder part of the body will become strengthened and flexible.
The loose and puffy muscles which are present at your arms and shoulders will become tightened and stronger by practicing these military press exercises regularly.Miltary Press
The four important military press exercises which are helpful to strengthen the muscles at your shoulders are:
  • Barbell military press
  • Seated barbell military press
  • Dumbbell military press
  • Seated dumbbell military press
Perform these exercises in the following way:

Barbell military press:

  • To perform this exercise, first you have to stand straight on the floor without bending.
  • Now grasp the barbell from the floor or from the rack with overhand grip by keeping your shoulders slightly wider.
  • Position that barbell in front of your neck and press or lift the bar up until your arms are extended totally over your head.
  • Slowly lower it and hold it in front of your neck (starting position).
  • In the starting stage you have to perform this exercise for 5 to 10 times and later on you can increase the count.

Seated barbell military press:

  • To do this military press exercise, first you have sit on the bench.
  • Now grasp the bar and hold it in front of your neck by keeping your shoulders wider and abs straight.
  • Lift the bar up until your arms are totally extended over your head.
  • Slowly lower down and come back to the original position.
  • In the starting stage you have to perform this exercise for 5 to 10 times and later on you can increase the count.

Dumbbell military press:

  • To perform this exercise, stand straight and hold two dumbbells in both of your hands in front of your neck by keeping your shoulders wider.
  • Now lift the dumbbells up until your arms are totally extended over your head.
  • Slowly come back to the original position.
  • Perform this exercise for 5 to 10 times in the starting stage and later on increase the count.

Seated dumbbell military press:

  • In this exercise, first you have to sit on the bench.
  • Hold the two dumbbells with both of your hands in front of your neck by keeping your shoulders wider.
  • Now lift the dumbbells up until your arms are totally extended over your head.
  • Slowly come back to the original position.
  • In the starting stage you have to perform this exercise for 5 to 10 times and later on you can increase the count.
Your deltoid muscles become stronger with these military press exercises.

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