Beginner exercise

Machine Shoulder Press

Also called Machine Military Press, Selectorized Shoulder Press

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Machine Shoulder Press

  1. Sit down on the Shoulder Press Machine and select the weight.
  2. Grab the handles to your sides as you keep the elbows bent and in line with your torso.
  3. This will be your starting position.
  4. Now lift the handles as you exhale and you extend the arms fully.
  5. At the top of the position make sure that you hold the contraction for a second.
  6. Lower the handles slowly back to the starting position as you inhale.
  7. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.

GymDaze demonstration

Watch Machine Shoulder Press

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Medial Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Medial Deltoid0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Mover