Exercises · Shoulders

Shoulder Press - With Bands

Shoulder Press - With Bands is a beginner-friendly compound exercise for the shoulders, done with bands. Step-by-step instructions are below; the plain-English guide, common mistakes and sets and reps ranges for this page are still being written.

• Primary musclesShoulders
• Secondary musclesTriceps
• EquipmentBands
• LevelBeginner · compound

How to do it

1. To begin, stand on an exercise band so that tension begins at arm's length. Grasp the handles and lift them so that the hands are at shoulder height at each side.
2. Rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. Your elbows should be bent, with the upper arms and forearms in line to the torso. This is your starting position.
3. As you exhale, lift the handles up until your arms are fully extended overhead.

In the app: this exercise is one of 873 in GymPilot's library, with the same photos, form cues and a link back to the moment in an imported video it came from.