How to Do the Svend Press
💪 Chest, Forearms, Shoulders, Triceps🏋️ Other📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Begin in a standing position.
- Press two lightweight plates together with your hands. Hold the plates together close to your chest to create an isometric contraction in your chest muscles. Your fingers should be pointed forward. This is your starting position.
- Squeeze the plates between your palms and extend your arms directly out in front of you in a controlled motion.
- Pause at the top of the motion, and then slowly return to the starting position.
Muscles worked
The Svend Press primarily targets your Chest, with support from your Forearms, Shoulders, Triceps. You'll need other.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Svend Press slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.