Tip: Bring Back the Bench, Minus The Shoulder Pain
Instead of continuing to press through shoulder pain, avoid the chronic stress by fixing your position.
July 4
Tip: The Shoulder-Friendly Overhead Press
This challenging variation is easy on your cranky shoulders. Take a look.
July 3
Tip: A Crazy Exercise That Actually Works
Some exercises are goofy looking and don't work very well. But some goofy-looking exercises are very effective. This is one of them.
July 2
Tip: A Strange Way to Build a Rock-Solid Core
It looks like an overhead press, but it's really one of the most brutal core exercises you can do. Check it out.
June 28
Tip: The Two-Rope Face Pull
Got long arms or a very thick upper body? You'll get better rotation, a better contraction, and better results with this variation.
June 3
Tip: Cable/TRX Reverse Flye
Add a suspension trainer attachment to the cable machine to hit your back and rear delts in a new way.
June 1
Tip: The Low-Pulley Face Pull
Go light, be meticulous with your form, and focus on contracting all the small muscles working in your upper back and shoulders.
May 31
Tip: The High-Pulley Face Pull
Bring up your rear delts, rhomboids, and external rotators with this movement.
May 21
Tip: The Shoulder Push-Up
This push-back variation focuses more on your delts than your chest.
May 18
Tip: Posture and the Behind-the-Neck Press
Is it really a bad exercise? That depends on your posture and your overall training history.
May 17
Tip: The Chain Press
This is a great chest training alternative when your shoulders don't tolerate being loaded in the bottom position in a traditional bench press.
May 16
Tip: Neutral Grip Bench Press
Use this style of bar when internal shoulder rotation is a limiting factor and regular benching is painful.
May 15
Tip: Bench Press With Shoulder-Saver Pad
Shoulders banged up? Take a tip from top powerlifters and use a pad to reduce the tricky part of the range of motion.
May 6
Tip: Triple Set for Delts
Use heavy, moderate, and band resistance to build strong, healthy shoulders.
April 29
Tip: Intra-Set Load Contrast Set
To use this method, do one rep heavy (85-95% 1RM), then reduce the weight to 75% of 1RM and perform 7-10 reps.
April 23
Tip: Build Your Shoulders. Don't Destroy Them.
Stop doing lateral raises and upright rows wrong. It could be what's wrecking your shoulder health.
April 18
Tip: Single-Arm Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Waiter's Walk
Keep your shoulders healthy, stable, and strong with this unique accessory exercise.
April 17
Tip: Half-Kneeling Single-Arm Landmine Press
Tried every shoulder exercise? Probably not this one, which is also great for functional core strength.
April 15
Tip: Single-Arm Push Press, Lowered Slowly
Add a slow negative to this classic strength and power movement and you'll get a great full-body exercises for athletes.
April 11
Tip: Reverse 21 – Lateral Raise
Start with 7 full reps, then do 7 top-half partials where you only come part of the way down. Finish with 7 bottom-half partials.