Pressing Forward Instead of Up on Overhead Press

The bar finishes in front of your head rather than stacked over your midfoot, and lockout feels shaky.

Why it happens

How to fix it

Finish with the bar over the back of your head, not your forehead

Ears should be in front of your biceps at lockout.

Cue "punch the ceiling and shrug at the top"

The shrug engages upper traps and completes the overhead position.

Do overhead holds and carries for time

Nothing teaches a stacked position faster than having to hold one.

Address lat and thoracic mobility

If you genuinely cannot get arms overhead, no cue will fix the lockout.

Worth knowing: A bar finishing in front of you is both a strength leak and a shoulder position you do not want to load repeatedly.

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