Bodyweight Standing Military Press Wall Supported

Perform the Bodyweight Standing Military Press Wall Supported to strengthen your shoulders and upper body stability.

  1. Stand with your back against a wall, feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Press your arms overhead, keeping your elbows slightly in front of your body.
  3. Lower your arms back to shoulder height, maintaining contact with the wall.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Bodyweight Standing Military Press Wall Supported

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bodyweight Standing Military Press Wall Supported using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your deltoids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your deltoids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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