Barbell Standing Shoulder Pin Press
The standing press started from the rack's safety pins at shoulder height: every rep begins from a dead stop, with no lowering to bounce out of.
How to do it
Setup
Pins set at collarbone height with the bar on them; stand under it, grip just wider than the shoulders, glutes and abs braced.
Steps
- Set the glutes and abs, then push the bar up off the pins.
- Press it straight up to lockout, the head moving out of its way.
- Set the bar down on the pins and pause before the next press.
Common mistakes
Tapping the pins and going again: a full stop, the bar resting, every rep. Pins set below the collarbones: the start should match the bottom of your own press. Leaning back to break the bar off the pins: brace and press straight up.
Breathing
Big breath before the press, exhale at lockout.
