Shoulders · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Hammer Grip Shoulder Press
How to do the lever seated hammer grip shoulder press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit in the leverage shoulder press machine with the handles set to a neutral, palms-facing grip near shoulder level. Brace your trunk and press the handles overhead until your arms are extended, then lower slowly to the start.
- 1Feel your front and side delts drive the press, triceps finishing the
- 2lockout
- 3Keep your back against the pad and trunk braced
- 4Press in a smooth overhead path along the machine track
Common mistakes
- Don't over-arch your lower back off the pad
- Avoid bouncing out of the bottom or slamming the lockout
- Don't let one side push harder than the other
Muscles worked
The lever seated hammer grip shoulder press mainly works the front delts and triceps, with the side delts, upper chest, and upper traps assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.