Partner Resistance Exercises: Shoulder Press

Video Transcript

"In this exercise, we're going to imitate a military press or shoulder press, without the use of equipment, and as a partner, you're going to be the one applying the resistance. So, you'll have the one doing the work, raise their elbows right out to their side, and turn their palms up. You want to make sure you have a nice line here of your wrist, elbow, and shoulder. And then you're going to be behind, knees slightly bent, palms on top of each other, and your partner is going to press up. Keep coming up. In a vertical motion, make sure that you don't shrug your shoulders to your ears and you resist down. And, keep pressing up, and as you can feel your partner resisting, if they can, keep applying more resistance, come up. Just make sure that you as the person that's applying the resistance, leaves your elbow joints and shoulder joints, nice and soft, and release and contract up, and release. Working in to about eight to ten reps for beginners, and ten to twelve and up, three sets for the shoulder press."