Exercise of the week! Monday November 11th 2011

Seated shoulder barbell press.
As in the name, this exercise focuses primarily on the shoulders (anterior deltoid). Although there are more muscles involved. here's the list:

Muscles

Target

• Deltoid, Anterior

Synergists

• Deltoid, Lateral
• Supraspinatus
• Triceps Brachii
• Trapezius, Middle
• Trapezius, Lower
• Serratus Anterior, Inferior Digitations

Dynamic Stabilizers

• Triceps, Long Head

Stabilizers

• Trapezius, Upper
• Levator Scapulae

     While seated, grab the barbell slightly wider than shoulder width overhand grip from the rack. Position bar near the upper part of your chest. To execute, Press bar upwards until arms are extended overhead. Then return the bar to the upper part of your chest, and repeat.