Trap Bar Overhead Press
The standing overhead press gripping a trap bar's side handles, the head inside the frame; the palms face each other instead of forward.
How to do it
Setup
Standing inside the trap bar taken from the rack, handles at the shoulders, palms facing in, feet hip-width.
Steps
- Press the handles straight up until the arms lock.
- Keep the frame level so neither end dips.
- Lower until the handles return to the shoulders.
Common mistakes
Frame tilting forward or back: grip the handles at their center. Head meeting the frame on the way up: chin tucked, the frame centered over you. Loading it like a barbell press: the frame is long and awkward overhead; start light.
Breathing
Exhale on the press, inhale lowering.
