Barbell Overhead Press
The barbell overhead press is an overhead press for the shoulders (deltoids), done with a barbell. It also works the triceps and traps. On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Shoulders (minimum 6 sets per 30 days) and toward your 12-week strength trend as a barbell lift, one of the compounds the coach reads first.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Shoulders |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | shoulders (deltoids) |
| Secondary muscles | triceps, traps |
| Equipment | Barbell |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Strength scoring | Counts as a lift, barbell (a compound) |
| Balance group | Shoulders · minimum 6 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | Overhead Press standards by age and sex |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Shoulders group, which needs at least 6 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Strength: counts as a lift. Your best working set each session feeds a best lift estimate (an estimated one-rep max) per lift, read over 12 weeks on the Strength screen; as a barbell lift it is one of the compounds the coach reads first.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is plain arithmetic, not AI: the same sets always give the same result. Read the method on the about page. This lift also has published strength standards, so it can set your Weyt Age and your standing against lifters your age.
Also called
overhead press, military press, strict press, standing barbell press, shoulder press barbell, shoulder overhead press, shoulder overhead barbell press, standing overhead press, barbell shoulder press, overhead barbell press, shoulder press, seated shoulder press, seated overhead press, seated barbell overhead press, seated barbell press, seated barbell shoulder press
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai files it under the same exercise, so your history never splits across spellings.
Related shoulders exercises
Everything else that counts as shoulders
Landmine Press · Barbell Upright Row · Dumbbell Upright Row · Machine Shoulder Press · Dumbbell Push Press · Kettlebell Press · Band Overhead Press · Dumbbell Lateral Raise · Cable Lateral Raise · Machine Lateral Raise · Band Lateral Raise · Dumbbell Front Raise · Plate Front Raise · Cable Front Raise · Barbell Front Raise · Dumbbell Rear Delt Fly · Cable Rear Delt Fly · Reverse Pec Deck · Pike Push-Up · Handstand Push-Up · Battle Ropes · Cable Upright Row · Smith Machine Overhead Press · Band Front Raise · Cable External Rotation · Band External Rotation · Dumbbell External Rotation · Handstand Hold · Clean and Press · Dumbbell Clean and Press · Kettlebell Clean and Press · Overhead Carry