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Keg Press
The Keg Press is a classic Strongman event that combines strength, stability, and coordination. Athletes lift a large, weighted keg from the ground or platform, bring it to chest height, and press it overhead to full lockout. The defining challenge of this event is the implement: This forces athletes to manage instability while producing force.…
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Viking Press
The Viking Press is a staple Strongman event that tests overhead pressing strength, endurance, and precision. Using a specialized apparatus, athletes press a weighted lever overhead, demonstrating raw power and technical proficiency. The fixed path of the Viking Press adds unique challenges, requiring exceptional upper body strength and stability while allowing for impressive displays of…
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Log Press
Description: The Log Press is a strongman pressing movement. Pressing a thick strongman implement overhead builds raw overhead strength along with grip and core stability. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Strongman Log Type: Strongman Resistance Type: Free Weight Level: Intermediate Muscles: Primary Muscles Secondary Muscles Classification: Mechanics: Compound Force: Push Utility: Basic Instructions: Common Mistakes: Variations: Safety…
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Log Clean and Press
The Log Clean and Press is one of the most iconic events in Strongman competitions, combining brute strength, explosive power, and technical precision. Competitors lift a massive cylindrical log from the ground to their chest (clean) and then press it overhead to full lockout. The unique design of the log, with its thick handles and…
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Log Push Press
Description: The Log Push Press is a strongman pressing movement. Using a dip and drive from the legs, the push press lets you move more weight overhead than a strict press, training the shoulders and triceps with explosive power. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Strongman Log Type: Strongman Resistance Type: Free Weight Level: Intermediate Muscles: Primary Muscles…
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Log Viper Press
Description: The Log Viper Press is a strongman log pressing variation. The log is cleaned to the shoulders and pressed overhead to a full lockout, building raw overhead pressing strength, grip, and core stability with a thick, awkward implement. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Strongman Log Type: Strongman Resistance Type: Free Weight Level: Advanced Muscles: Primary Muscles…
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Resistance Band Overhead Press
Description: The Resistance Band Overhead Press is a vertical pressing exercise that drives the weight from shoulder height to a locked out position overhead. Locking the weight out fully overhead keeps the deltoids loaded through the entire range. It is a foundational movement for building strong, capable shoulders. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Resistance Band Type: Strength…
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Resistance Band Upright Row
Description: The Resistance Band Upright Row pulls the weight up the front of the body toward the upper chest, driving the elbows high. It works the side of the shoulder and the upper traps together. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Resistance Band Type: Strength Training (Compound) Resistance Type: Elastic Band Level: Beginner Muscles: Primary Muscles Secondary Muscles…
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Dive Bomber Push-ups
Description: The dive bomber push-up moves through a swooping arc, starting in a piked position, diving the chest toward the floor, and finishing in an upward facing position. It works the shoulders and chest through a long range of motion. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Bodyweight Type: Bodyweight (Compound) Resistance Type: Body Weight Level: Intermediate Muscles: Primary…
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Lever Plate Loaded Incline Shoulder Press
Description: The Lever Plate Loaded Incline Shoulder Press is a vertical pressing exercise that drives the weight from shoulder height to a locked out position overhead. The inclined angle brings the upper chest in to assist the front of the shoulder. It is a foundational movement for building strong, capable shoulders. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Plate…
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Handstand Push-ups
Description: The handstand push-up is an advanced bodyweight pressing exercise performed upside down, usually against a wall. It trains the shoulders and triceps to press your full bodyweight overhead. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Bodyweight Type: Bodyweight (Compound) Resistance Type: Body Weight Level: Advanced Muscles: Primary Muscles Secondary Muscles Classification: Mechanics: Compound Force: Push Utility: Basic Instructions:…
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Lever Selectorized Shoulder Press
Description: The Lever Selectorized Shoulder Press is a vertical pressing exercise that drives the weight from shoulder height to a locked out position overhead. Locking the weight out fully overhead keeps the deltoids loaded through the entire range. It is a foundational movement for building strong, capable shoulders. Benefits: Profile: Equipment: Selectorized Machine Type: Strength…
