Shoulder Press - Correct Your Mechanics | Tim Keeley | Physio REHAB
Channel: Physio Fitness | Physio REHAB | Tim Keeley
Date: 2022-02-02

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Getting the right shoulder press position and movement can be tricky, so here’s some technique tips to help you get your scapula and arm mechanics correct through the shoulder press and help prevent injuries.

The crucial part is making sure you get your scapula stability at the bottom part correct so you don’t have problems through the press movement to the top. Use your opposite hand to help you get awareness of where your shoulder blade is. Ideally, you don’t have it winging at the bottom or during the movement, so working on the bottom phase first maybe needed to help correct this. 

You can use a Swiss ball to help you stabilise a shoulder blade without loading your hand vertically and then once you have this correct you can move to the full press with a light weight. For the arm position the arm should be slightly in front of the shoulder but the shoulder behind ear and therefore the weight should be around about in line with the ear.

When you press through aim to not internally rotate through the movement but externally rotate so at the top of the press the dumbbell is facing 45 to 90° to the start of the movement and if use a kettlebell that means the bell will be on the outside of the hand at the top of the movement.

See how you go with that I hope it helps!


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