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Horizontal Push · Advanced

JM Press

Compound horizontal push exercise using barbell, bench.
Movement pattern
Horizontal Push
Difficulty
Advanced
Equipment
Barbell, Bench
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the JM Press

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Elbow extensionprimary action

    Triceps brachii (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Triceps brachii (prime mover, high emphasis); Triceps brachii (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Shoulder flexionsecondary action

    Anterior deltoid (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Pectoralis major (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Shoulder horizontal adductionsecondary action

    Pectoralis major (prime mover, low emphasis)

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