Stop Shoulder Pressing Like This!

If you want those shoulders to last for the long haul you need to respect your press! Raising the arm overhead with normal joint biomechanics requires a heavy contribution of the scapula freely rotating on the rib cage. If you sit when you press…you’ll have a tendency to press your torso back into the pad, delaying the timing of the shoulder blade movement and interrupting the natural sequence of the joint motions that smoothly get the arm up overhead. Be sure to keep some distance between your body and the pad if you’re going to do you’re pressing like this or better yet…get up on those feet, train like an athlete and do your OHP’s standing!! Trust me, your shoulders will thank you for this.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).