Shoulders · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Shoulder Press
How to do the lever seated 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 machine and set the seat so the handles start around chin or ear level. Brace your ribs down, grip the handles, and press them overhead in a smooth arc without locking out hard. Lower under control until you feel a stretch in the shoulders, then repeat.
- 1Front and side delts driving the press
- 2Triceps finishing the lockout
- 3A stable, braced trunk through the whole path
Common mistakes
- Overarching the low back or flaring the ribs
- Bouncing out of the bottom position
- Letting the elbows drift far behind you
Muscles worked
The lever seated shoulder press mainly works the front delts, triceps, and side delts, with the forearms, upper chest, upper traps, and upper abs assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.