overhead press
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌhɛd prɛs/
- Specialized
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press militar
- To build shoulder strength, I include the overhead press in my workout routine.
Yeah, overhead press, lateral raise for sure.
- Yeah, overhead press, lateral raise for sure.
- So you can do bench press, deadlift, overhead press, curls.
Examples
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Yeah, overhead press, lateral raise for sure.
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I, I really fell in love with seated strict press, Seated strict overhead press this year.
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I say practice the skill of the overhead press, practice the skill of a lateral raise or a bench press or a row.
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So you can do bench press, deadlift, overhead press, curls.
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During the training session, she successfully completed three sets of the overhead press with heavy weights.
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The overhead press is an essential exercise for improving upper body strength and stability.
Synonyms
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A weightlifting exercise that lifts a barbell from shoulder to overhead
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
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Morphology
The meaning 'a weight lifted upward from shoulder level to above the head' is directly derivable from combining 'overhead' (above the head) with 'press' (an exercise movement of pressing). This composition follows a straightforward noun-noun/adj-noun naming pattern for exercises and is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Overhead press is named for the simple picture it creates: overhead means above the head and press means to push a weight up from the shoulders. So, the name means 'to push a weight straight up until your arms are straight above your head'.