How Do You Work Deltoids With The Military Press Machine?
Building the muscles of your body requires hard work. It also requires that you choose wisely the exercises to isolate and work the specific muscle groups. For the deltoid or shoulder muscles, the military press is one of the best exercises to work each of the three faces of the muscle. The design of the Smith machine is to provide a safety device while performing this exercise. Adjust the bar to the height just above the level of your shoulders. This will be the end point of the downward motion of the exercise. It is important to also adjust the bar stops on the machine so that the bar cannot descend below the shoulder by more than about six inches in case your muscles reach fatigue and you drop the bar. Load the bar with the amount of weight you desire to lift. When loading the weight, be sure to use end stops to keep the weight from slipping off during the lift. Position your body under the bar. You may have to sit if your height prevents you from standing under the bar and executin