Military press: Heels together with strict form. It is called the "Military Press" because this movement used to be the general indicator or test of one's strength in the military.
Olympic press: laying back while pressing
Push press: using leg drive
Behind-the-neck press: barbell in the neck vs. on the anterior deltoids
Sottpress: pressing while seated (commonly on a bench)
Dumbbell press: using dumbbells.
One-handed press: pressing with one arm at a time
Arnold press: beginning a press with forearms supinated, ending with forearms pronated.
Bradford Press: as you press, once the bar clears a few inches overhead it is slowly lowered behind the head then explosively reversed to the front and slowly lowered to the starting position. The 2 phases are commonly considered one repetition.
Sots press: pressing from the bottom of a squat position
Bent press: pressing the weight overhead while twisting the trunk. Also called a side press
Shank press: using a neutral grip while pressing the barbell overhead on a smith machine while standing with your side to the barbell
Al deze presses vallen onder de verzamel naam overhead press. Het verschil zit o.a in de stand van armen, zitten of staand en in welke mate andere spieren betrokken raken bij pressen zelf.
Bij de front press wijzen de ellebogen naar voren zoals bij gewichtheffen tijdens het stoten, terwijl bij MP de ellebogen opzij wijzen c.q worden getrokken. MP is altijd staand, terwijl bijvoorbeeld een front press ook zittend kan worden uitgevoerd.
