Smith behind neck press

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Smith behind neck press

Shoulders · Smith machine

Target muscles

Delts

Also works

TricepsUpper back

How to do it

  1. 1Adjust the seat height of the smith machine so that the bar is at shoulder level.
  2. 2Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
  3. 3Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  4. 4Lift the bar off the rack and step back, maintaining a stable stance.
  5. 5Lower the bar down to the back of your neck, keeping your elbows pointing forward.
  6. 6Press the bar up overhead until your arms are fully extended.
  7. 7Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the bar back down to the starting position.
  8. 8Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits