overhead press

  • 1Overhead press — The press, overhead press or shoulder press is a weight training exercise in which a weight is pressed from the shoulders until it is locked out overhead. The lift is performed standing. Contents 1 Movement 2 Variations 3 See also 4 …

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  • 2overhead press — noun An exercise in which a weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over ones head …

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  • 3Press (overhead) — The press or overhead press is a weight training exercise which focus on the development of the shoulders. The lift is performed standing, by pressing the weight from the anterior deltoids overhead until the arms are extended. The press is… …

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  • 4Overhead-drive press — Overhead drive press. См. Пресс с верхним двигателем. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

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  • 5Overhead microphone — This photograph of a drum kit shows the overhead microphones in a spaced pair arrangement Overhead microphones are those used in sound recording and live sound reproduction to pick up ambient sounds, transients and the overall blend of… …

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  • 6Overhead crane — An overhead crane, featuring runways, bridge, and hoist in a traditional industrial environment …

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  • 7press — press1 pressable, adj. /pres/, v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 3. to compress or squeeze, as to alter …

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  • 8press — I [[t]prɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to act upon with steadily applied weight or force 2) to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position 3) to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or size 4) to subject to pressure 5) to… …

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  • 9press — I. noun Etymology: Middle English presse, from Anglo French, from presser to press Date: 13th century 1. a. a crowd or crowded condition ; throng b. a thronging or crowding forward or together 2. a. an apparatus or machine by which a substance is …

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  • 10Military press — The military press is a variation of the overhead press weight training exercise using very strict form. The military press targets the deltoid muscles in the shoulders as well as the triceps. Additionally, it works the core and legs, which the… …

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