Name: Overhead Press
Uploaded: 2023-04-26T01:00:03.000Z
Duration: 2 min 13 s

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Learn how to properly perform the overhead press in this comprehensive step-by-step instructional video from the Brookbush Institute. This evidence-based video provides expert coaching on setup, form, and exercise modifications (including progressions and regressions) to safely build shoulder and arm strength, core stability, and enhance pressing mechanics. Perfect for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and rehabilitation clients seeking to develop upper body strength, improve functional performance, and master proper overhead pressing technique.

Introduction to Shoulder Resistance Training

Sagittal Plane Overhead Shoulder Press

Advancing to Frontal Plane Press and Curl and Press

Stability Progressions and Variations

Unilateral Shoulder Press Considerations

Overhead Press

This is Brent, President of B2C, and we're talking about resistance training progressions for the shoulder. The third exercise progression in our relative flexibility progression is the overhead shoulder press. So I'm going to have Salvina come out to demonstrate an overhead press. Now we do have little micro progressions for low relative flexibility here. As we're taking care of the last remnants of upper body dysfunction, we can go ahead and start with the over head press, but we are going to start with a sagittal plane overhead press. So I'm going to have Salvina start with the weights right at shoulder level, her elbows are going to stay underneath her wrists here, and she's going to press straight up finishing with palms forward. Now, note the kinetic chain check points are the same as every other exercise. Her feet are parallel, her knees are over feet, her knees are underneath her hips, she's tucked under, drawn-in. Now, as our flexibility improves we can go to a frontal plane shoulder press. Now, at this point somebody is going to have to have optimal neural muscular control, stability, and flexibility of the upper body. We can then increase in complexity by going to a curl and press. One of my favorite shoulder exercises, one of my favorite upper body exercises, and then we can go through our standard stability progressions which is, lower body would be from two legs to one leg, and then, of course, go two legs unstable, one leg unstable.  We can do our alternating arms. Make sure they stay drawn-in, there's no leaning no tilting. And then we can go to a unilateral. In a unilateral shoulder press be very careful with individuals, they like to tilt, they like to lean. Very nice. Thank you.

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Shoulder Exercise and Shoulder Pressing Progressions

Start with weights at shoulder level, with elbows forearms, and wrists in alignment (vertical).

Note: Curl and press is an alternative progression of the shoulder press.

Ensure the client or patient is starting with good standing or sitting form/posture:

2nd toe pointing forward and under the ASIS

Pelvis neutral (absence of anterior or posterior pelvic tilt)

Torso, scapula, and head in neutral alignment

Ask the client or patient to press the resistance overhead to near full elbow extension, 180 degrees of shoulder flexion/abduction, and full scapula upward rotation

Note: It is often necessary to cue shoulder depression to reduce excessive elevation.

Once the client or patient has achieved the desired range of motion, cue the client or patient to control a slow descent back to the starting position.

Have your client perform a “form/posture check” and make any necessary adjustments.

Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

 may be used as regressions. Additionally, it may be helpful to perform pressing in the sagittal or scapular plane, especially for individuals exhibiting upper body dysfunction.

 Alternating, unilateral, unstable loads, unstable environments, single-leg stance, single-leg stance on unstable environments.

 Curl to press, inclusion in total body (integrated exercise) progressions.

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