: What is a balancing movement for overhead press? I have read about pull ups/chin up. Is there anything I can do with a barbell? My workout regime now consists of squats, deadlift, lunges, bench press, rows and overhead press.

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Not specifically. A wide grip pull up would be the 'balancing movement' of an overhead press. If you want to take care of your shoulders, I would look into doing some band pull aparts and some face pulls with a rope at the beginning of your workout. Especially if you are planning on doing some heavy pressing movements (bench, overhead, dips, etc)

Hope that helps,

Mike

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If you're doing barbell rows and deadlifts I think you're okay. The barbell row will work the upper back and posterior deltoid, and the deadlift will do your traps (upper/mid/lowers).

The only other I can think of is the clean, since the bar is very close to your body and your pulling up with a similar grip. In fact, here's an existing Q&A that gets into it a bit.