Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / shoulders

Machine overhead press

Seat height so handles start at jaw level, elbows tracking slightly forward.

Muscles

Primary
front delts
Supporting
triceps, side delts

Mechanics

Pattern
vertical press
Equipment
machine
Geometry
90° Alignment
Energy model
Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
Target feel
Delts drive the handles overhead; triceps lock out at the top.
Progression
Add load after all reps finish with full lockout.
Regression
Drop to seated dumbbell press to restore range of motion.

Watch for

  • Arching low back off the pad
  • Letting handles crash back to bottom

Substitutions

  • Seated DB overhead press
  • Arnold press
  • Landmine press
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