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Shoulder press (machine)

Shoulders · Machine

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets3 to 4
Reps10 to 15
RIR0 to 2

Single-joint work responds to reps and time under tension more than to heavy load.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Front delts.

Secondary: Side delts, Triceps.

Estimate your one-rep max

Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.

Enter a set to see the estimate.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Skulderpress (maskin)
  • Swedish Axelpress (maskin)
  • Danish Skulderpres (maskine)
  • German Schulterdrücken (Maschine)
  • Spanish Press de hombro (máquina)
  • Italian Shoulder press (macchina)
  • Portuguese Desenvolvimento (máquina)
  • Russian Жим на плечи в тренажёре
  • French Développé épaules (machine)

Related shoulders exercises

  • Overhead press (barbell)
  • Seated overhead press (barbell)
  • Push press
  • Upright row (barbell)
  • Landmine shoulder press
  • Overhead press (dumbbells)

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