ISO Shoulder Press.

Low ceiling? Still shoulder press.

The shoulder press is the first exercise that becomes impossible in a basement: the bar goes overhead, and that is where the ceiling is. This frame is 1316 mm high and the movement happens inside the machine, so you can press heavy in a room where a standing military press cannot be done. The path is guided and the levers independent, so each shoulder takes its own load instead of following the stronger one, and you spend no energy balancing anything. Olympic plates (Ø50 mm) on pegs, 157 kg dead weight and 1920 × 1350 mm floor space. The ceiling sets the limit for the bar. Not for you.