Shoulder Press Training Exercise for Performance

Video Transcript

"MICHAEL ROSENGART: Okay, guys. So, now we're going to come from those kettlebell swings and we're going to do some shoulder presses. There's a couple of things I want you to keep in mind about the shoulder presses especially when selecting the weight. Today, we're trying for fifteen to twenty reps, okay? So, try to get a weight that you can feel comfortable about doing fifteen to twenty times. Okay. Then once you select the weight, like, go ahead Jonesy, pick up your weight. Select the weight and then I want you to come to a stance where your feet or at least shoulder width apart, alright? If this is relatively new for you, bring your feet even further apart. That will give you more stability. And then, Jonesy, go ahead and get started. Now, all I want you to do is really work in a very circular motion to push the weights up above your head, extend your elbows all the way out. Good. Ryan, do you want to give it a shot, too? Good. And what I want you to do is feel--use a landmark here of feeling your biceps coming up to your earlobes to know that you're working right above your head and that you're not bringing the weights in front or too far behind you. Jonesy is going to do another variation for us. We call them the "Arnolds". Okay. He's going to start with the wrist rotated towards him so the palms will face his face. That's it. And then you're going to externally rotate the shoulder as you press up. It really helps to get the rear dealt involved and also, it helps to work your rotator cuff muscles as well. Excellent work, Jonesy. Good. Okay. And then once again and once you do fifteen to twenty reps, go ahead and grab some water and we're going to move on to the next exercise in the next clip."