Push Press Exercises - Health & Fitness

Another variation of a standing push press is called a push press. It's called a push press because not only are you using your arms to lift the weight above the head you're also using your hips and your legs to drive the weight up. Essentially, the push press is the same as doing a standing push press in that the starting positions and the end positions are exactly the same. Once you get down, make sure the weight is in your hips. Look straight ahead and you want to stand up aggressively and bring the weight to your shoulders. At this point you want to make sure that you dip down quickly and reverse the direction and using your hips drive the weight forward. Bring the weight back to your chest and then repeat it again. Dip. And then drive the weight up. At this point, from the chest position, you want to make sure that you inhale. That's going to help you stabilize the abdominals and lower back area. Inhale. Exhale aggressively on the way up. And then lower the weight back down.