Is my overhead press form right?
A good overhead press moves the bar in a close, nearly straight line: your head moves back a little to let it pass, then forward under it, and the bar finishes over the middle of your foot with your arms locked. The usual faults are pressing the bar out in front of your face, leaning far back to finish the rep, and stopping short of lockout.
Upload one set of overhead press and see your bar path and lockout, then the one thing to change on your next set.
Check my overhead press freeNo signup. Your video stays on your phone; only a few frames are analyzed.
Common overhead press faults it can point out
- 1Bar pathWhether the bar travels close to your face or swings out in front of it.
- 2Leaning backWhether your lower back arches hard to finish the press.
- 3LockoutWhether the bar ends over your mid-foot with your elbows straight.
The check picks what matters in your set, which may be none of these. Each thing it reports comes back as looks right, adjust, or can't judge. Never a score, and never a number nothing measured. You get the one thing to change on your next set.
How to film it
- 1Any angle works. From the side shows bar path and lean best.
- 2Whole body and the bar in frame, with room above the bar at lockout.
- 3Film the whole set, from the unrack to the last rep.
Form checks help you move more safely. They are not a medical assessment. If something hurts, see a doctor.