World’s Most Dangerous Exercises! (BTN PRESS)

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All gains, no pain, one program - http://athleanx.com/x/the-plan Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW Years back I threw the behind the neck shoulder press into my 5 worst exercises of all time, and buried it in my iron graveyard. Today, I’m revisiting this overhead press exercise variation to see if it needs to be dug up or buried even deeper as I cover my “World’s Most Dangerous Exercises”, starting right here at the shoulder joint. When I included this originally, I gave my reasons for doing so. Remember, there is no personal axe to grind for me against any particular exercise or movement. I start out with a blank slate with them all and unless given a reason to dislike them…love them all! As a physical therapist, I am trained to look at an exercise on its own merit and determine whether it is something that is safe first and foremost and capable of producing results. In the case of the behind the neck shoulder press, this shoulder exercise is one that needs to remain six feet under. Here’s why. The anatomy of the shoulder joint is such that the ball and socket need to remain in maximum congruency if it is to operate properly without causing injury to the many surrounding structures and muscles of the joint. The socket (glenoid) is actually angled forward at 30 to 40 degrees from the midline of your torso. In other words, if you were to put your arm straight out to your sides to start, you would move them forward 30 to 40 degree in front of y

Published 2017-03-29 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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