OHP

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OHP
Stands forOverhead press
CategoriesSports

OHP stands for Overhead press, a fitness and exercise abbreviation.

Standing barbell lift in which the bar is pressed from the shoulders to straight arms overhead, without using leg drive. Also called the strict press or military press.

Example: OHP: worked up to 135 pounds for a triple today.

Usage notes

One of the core lifts in programs such as Starting Strength and 5/3/1. The press was part of Olympic weightlifting until 1972, when it was dropped because judging lean-back technique had become too difficult.

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