Adjust the barbell to just below shoulder height then load the desired weight onto the bar. Assume a shoulder width stance and place your hands at (or just outside of) shoulder width with a pronated grip on the bar. Step underneath the bar and unrack it while keeping the spine in a neutral position. Take two steps back, inhale, brace, tuck the chin, then press the bar to lockout overhead. Exhale once the bar gets to lockout and reverse the movement slowly while controlling the bar back to your chest. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Reach tall at the top — ears in line with biceps. Tuck elbows at the bottom, let them rotate outward at the top. Keep wrists neutral — knuckles toward the ceiling. No leg drive — press with control. Brace abs, squeeze glutes, avoid leaning back. Adjust grip width or stance if shoulders or lower back hurt.