Nine Essential Movements - Shoulder Press

Question 1

Shoulder Press - Teaching

Answer 1

Setup
Hip-width stance
Full extension at hips and knees Elbows slightly in
front of the bar
Hands just outside the shoulders Full grip on the bar
Execution
Chin moves back
Bar moves over the middle of the foot Spine neutral
and legs extended Heels down
Shoulders push up into the bar Complete at full arm
extension

Question 2

Shoulder Press - Seeing (Points of Performance)

Answer 2

Lumbar curve maintained
Heels down
Bar stays close to the frontal plane Move through the full range of motion Demonstrate active shoulders

Question 3

Shoulder Press - Common Faults

Answer 3

Overextending the spine with the ribs sticking out
Bar arcs out around the face
Bar finishes forward of the frontal plane
Elbows are bent or shoulders are not active at finish

Question 4

Shoulder Press - Corrections

Overextending the spine with the ribs sticking out

Answer 4

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstrate

Question 5

Shoulder Press - Corrections

Bar arcs out around the face

Answer 5

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstrate

Question 6

Shoulder Press - Corrections

Bar finishes forward of the frontal plane

Answer 6

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstrate

Question 7

Shoulder Press - Corrections

Elbows are bent or shoulders are not active at finish

Answer 7

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstrate