Leverage Shoulder Press

What it is

This machine-based exercise strengthens your shoulders, specifically the deltoid muscles, and your triceps by pressing a weighted lever overhead. You will perform this movement along a fixed path, allowing for a controlled and focused push. It is an effective way to build upper body pushing power and muscle.

Technique tips

• Adjust the seat so handles are at shoulder height for a full range of motion.
• Maintain a firm pronated grip with your palms facing forward or away from you.
• Engage your core throughout the movement to stabilize your torso.
• Press the handles straight up, extending your arms fully but without locking.
• Control the weight on the way down; avoid letting it drop or rest on the stops.
• Exhale as you press the weight up, and inhale as you lower it with control.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.