Exercise

Cable Shoulder Press

Also known as: cable overhead press, cable ohp, cable military press

Cable Shoulder Press is a compound exercise for the shoulders. Main target: anterior deltoid. Also works: triceps lateral head, triceps long head and traps. Equipment: cable.

EquipmentCable

TypeCompound (multi-joint)

MovementPush

CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Primary

Anterior deltoid

Secondary

Triceps lateral head Triceps long head Traps

How to do it

Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight.
Stand directly in between the uprights. Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press the handles directly over head.
After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat.