How To Overhead Press For Bigger Shoulders (5 Mistakes You're Probably Making)

Well-developed, rounded shoulders are one of many key features that dramatically improves and completes a powerful looking upper body. And in order to best grow this muscle and to answer the often asked question of “how to get bigger shoulders”, there’s no doubt that the standing overhead press should be a staple in your routine. However, despite the seemingly straightforward movement pattern of the barbell overhead press (also known as the “shoulder press” or “military press”), there’s a lot more that goes into it than simply lifting a bar overhead. In fact, proper overhead press form and shoulder press form in general is what’s going to enable you to get big shoulders most efficiently while minimizing your risk of injury as you do so. Therefore, in this video I’ll go through how to shoulder press properly by discussing the 5 most common overhead pressing technique mistakes people make.

TIME STAMPS:
Mistake 1 (Flaring Elbows): 0:51
Mistake 2 (Curved Bar Path): 2:06
Mistake 3 (Arched Back): 3:18
Mistake 4 (Bent Wrists): 5:49
Mistake 5 (Using Momentum): 6:32

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STUDIES:
Scapular plane:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194023 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10736394
Kyphosis & lordosis makes press less effective:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S20952546…
Thoracic mobility:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7787853

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