Exercise guide

Bradford/Rocky Presses

CategoryStrength EquipmentBarbell ForcePush MechanicCompound LevelBeginner

How to do the Bradford/Rocky Presses: step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Shoulders), and equipment. Log it in Vantora.

How to perform the Bradford/Rocky Presses exercise

How to do the Bradford/Rocky Presses

  1. Sit on a Military Press Bench with a bar at shoulder level with a pronated grip (palms facing forward). Tip: Your grip should be wider than shoulder width and it should create a 90-degree angle between the forearm and the upper arm as the barbell goes down. This is your starting position.
  2. Once you pick up the barbell with the correct grip, lift the bar up over your head by locking your arms.
  3. Now lower the bar down to the back of the head slowly as you inhale.
  4. Lift the bar back up to the starting position as you exhale.
  5. Lower the bar down to the starting position slowly as you inhale. This is one repetition.
  6. Alternate in this manner until you complete the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

shoulders triceps

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