While corrective exercises aren’t sexy, they are fundamental for safe overhead lifting. I didn’t know anything about these types of exercises when I started weight training, and if I did, I probably wouldn’t have hurt my shoulders! If you aren’t ready to overhead press, you’ll want to do these exercises regularly as part of your warm-up and recovery routine. Every. …
How to Test Your Mobility for Safe Overhead Pressing
Believe it or not, but just because you can press weights overhead right now doesn’t mean that you should….yet. The majority of us adult athletes and weekend warriors aren’t ready for overhead work simply because we haven’t earned the right to do so, and we rarely question it. We just dive right in to a MetCon and hope for the …