What can I do instead of shoulder press?

What can I do instead of shoulder press?

Ben Booker: Seated Arnold press. Sit in a high incline bench and start with the elbows resting in the rib cage, holding a pair of dumbbells with your palms facing your chin. Press the weights up and, in a controlled manner, rotate the dumbbells until the arms are straight and your palms are facing away from you.

Why shoulder press is bad?

A behind-the-neck press does indeed place a lot of stress on your rotator cuff muscles, which stabilize your shoulder joints. The position is also awkward. If you have poor shoulder mobility, or if your weight is too heavy, you could tear a shoulder muscle. You can hurt your neck, too.

How do you do a shoulder press at home?

Sit on an upright bench holding a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder height with your palms facing away from you. Keep your chest up and your core braced, and look straight forward throughout the move. Press the weights directly upwards until your arms are straight and the weights touch above your head.

What is a good alternative to shoulder press?

Three machine alternatives to the dumbbell shoulder press are the seated row, lat pull-down and seated high row. These exercises target your back but also work your shoulders, making them similar to the dumbbell shoulder press, albeit with subtle changes in muscle emphasis.

Is the shoulder press really important?

The shoulder press is an important exercise to do now and continue to do throughout your life to help maintain your health and independence. An important benefit of the shoulder press exercise as well as any other strength-training exercise is increased bone strength.

What is the main muscle used in a shoulder press?

What Is the Main Muscle Used in a Shoulder Press? The Target Muscle. The primary muscle recruited in the shoulder press is the anterior deltoid, which is the front section of your shoulder muscle. The Assisting Muscles. Performing the Shoulder Press. Incorporating the Shoulder Press.

What does the shoulder press work?

In all its common forms, the shoulder press engages the triceps brachii — the rear muscle of the upper arm — as a synergist, or a muscle that helps other muscles complete a movement. Specifically, shoulder presses work the long head of the three-headed triceps.