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Upper-body push

Arnold Press

Trains front delts first, with real work landing on side delts, triceps, chest.

Muscle contribution per set

Front Delts1
Side Delts.35
Triceps.35
Chest.10

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
0pause
2up
0squeeze

Controlled eccentric + deliberate concentric rotation emphasises medial deltoid and rotator cuff stability; slower tempo reduces momentum common in pressing variations.

Full rotation at top; avoid flaring elbows excessively.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Wilk M, Zając A, Tufano JJ.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load: +1.25kg increments — upper-body pressing moves in smaller steps than squats and hinges because the muscles driving it are smaller.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.