Do This EVERY Time You Overhead Press (MORE STRENGTH!)

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If you perform the overhead press for your shoulders and are looking to build more strength on the exercise, then you are going to want to watch this video. The key to any movement done for strength is to make sure your bar path is efficient. While inefficiency may serve you well when you are attempting to simply build muscle, it will derail your ability to get stronger as quickly as possible. 60% off all AX programs - http://athleanx.com/x/220-workouts Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW Here, I break down the inefficient movement of the bar during the overhead press and what you can do to make sure you get it right every single time. First, it is important to point out that most of the time the inability of the lifter to press the bar straight up overhead comes from a lack of proper shoulder mobility and flexibility. The result of this is that that bar is often times pressed out in front of the body rather than up over the head and shoulders. This actually creates more tension in the front delts, which as I said, could be ok if you wanted strictly to create more hypertrophy of those shoulder muscles. That said, the OHP is often done as a barbell strength exercise and therefore the pressing of the bar out front is not serving your best interests. So, if your shoulders are not cooperating with you and it is their immobility that is causing you problems when you perform the lift, there is something you can do every single time you overhead press that w

Published 2021-04-04 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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