Plate svend press

Muscles worked: Shoulders
Shoulders
🔧 plate ↕ Push 🏋️ kg × reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Brace your core. Press plates forward, extending elbows and squeezing firmly. Pause at full extension, contract your chest. Lower plates to your chest under control, maintaining core engagement.

Muscles Worked

Anterior Delts
Secondary: Triceps

Tips

Focus on crushing the plates with maximum force to ensure full muscle activation and a powerful pressing motion. Keep your elbows tucked close to your body throughout the movement to target your chest muscles and minimize stress on your shoulder joints. Maintain constant tension on your chest muscles throughout the entire exercise, avoiding any locking out or relaxing at the top. Actively squeeze your chest muscles at the peak of the movement to maximize muscle contraction and achieve optimal results.

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