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Upper-body push

Barbell Overhead Press

Trains front delts first, with real work landing on triceps, core, side delts and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Front Delts1
Triceps.40
Core.30
Side Delts.25
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
1up
0squeeze

Explosive concentric intent with controlled eccentric maintains shoulder stability and power transfer; 3 s lowering keeps load honest.

Bar path slightly arced; core braced, no excessive lean back.

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.

Swap it for

Same movement pattern, same progression continuity — these are the alternatives the app offers mid-session when a rack is taken or equipment isn't there.

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