SHOULDER ARTICLES
- DR. JOEL SEEDMAN -
When it comes to utilizing functional presses for athletes and bodybuilders, sometimes we need to look past the traditional barbell and dumbbell chest press. Here are 25 of the best functional presses for athletic performance that also build functional strength & size.
Loaded carries are some of the most simple yet effective strength training movements you can perform for building functional strength and size throughout the body. Here are my top 30 favorite variations along with 10 tips to help master any loaded carry or farmer’s walk.
The research is clear on what it takes to build muscle mass, improve functional strength, prevent injuries, and preserve joint health - simply, emphasize a movement’s eccentric phase. Here's how to apply it to the landmine apparatus for optimal results.
Want to take your overhead pressing strength as well as your shoulder development to another level. Try incorporating the Z-press and variations thereof into your training technique. Here are some of my favorite variations I use with my pro athletes.
Many athletes struggle to master the overhead press as it can be more technically complex than most upper body exercises. However, the overhead box press is one of the best variations for mastering the vertical press. Here's how.
If you’re looking for a unique and functional method to add strength and size to your entire upper body, the rotational barbell protocol is just what you need. As an added bonus is does wonders for cleaning up your technique and body mechanics.
Crush Your Rear Delts & Posterior Chain with This Exercise
Building massive rear deltoids is a challenge for most. On top of this, most rear delt exercises allow for improper technique. This killer exercise makes it impossible to cheat, hits your rear delts like crazy, and stimulates your glutes and hams! (Read More →)
The Most Effective Training for Shoulder Pain
Dr. Seedman discusses his unique protocols to working with shoulder injuries. Instead of having his athletes and clients work around them he has them work through the injuries by strategically incorporating standard upper body resistance movements that involve the shoulder joint. (Read More →)
Fix Your Lateral Raises By Targeting Your Grip
Few people realize that grip strength and shoulder mechanics are directly related. Learn why as Dr. Seedman uncovers an often overlooked yet hidden secret to huge shoulders. (Read More →)
Fix your Overhead Mechanics With The Javelin Press
Build your shoulders, traps, upper back, and triceps with this brutal yet highly effective exercise for building massive strength and hypertrophy. (Read More →)
Earthquake Training: 6 Unstable Overhead Lifts for Quick Gains
These exercise variations will tax you, frustrate you, and cause you great discomfort. But most of all, they'll make you a far better lifter. Why? They all involve the use of unstable or "oscillating" objects. (Read More →)
Test your shoulder mechanics and get stronger overhead with this diagnostic exercise. (Read More →)
Tip: Close Your Eyes On This Lift
Recruit more motor units, improve form, and build more strength...by shutting your eyes? Yep, here's how it works. (Read More →)
Tip: Build Overhead Power With This Exercise
The dead-stop press teaches your body to turn on all available motor units and much more. Check it out. (Read More →)
6 Lifts to Fix Your Overhead Press
Dr. Seedman shows you how to improve your technique, wipe out deficiencies, and get more weight over your head than ever before. (Read More →)
Bottoms-Up Training: Fix Your Shoulders & Pressing Technique
Dr. Seedman discusses how to use bottoms-up exercises to improve shoulder health and lifting mechanics. Bottoms-up movements re-educate your nervous system and teach you to use correct biomechanics. (Read More →)
Improve Strength and Muscle Function with Bottoms-Up Exercises
Dr. Seedman shows you how to use bottoms-up training with kettlebells, plates, and dumbbells, and how these exercises immediately improve strength, stability, and mechanics. He also discusses how he uses these with his pro and collegiate athletes to prevent and overcome injuries. (Read More →)
The Truth About Dips and How to Perform Them
Since most athletes and trainees butcher dips, Dr. Seedman analyzes how to perform dips so they are healthy on the joints and produce incredible strength, size, and muscularity throughout the entire upper body. (Read More →)
Overhead Presses for Size, Strength & Performance
Dr. Seedman shares several of his proprietary movements--eyes-closed eccentric isometrics, bottoms-up plate presses, and kneeling-on-bench presses--that enhance shoulder strength and hypertrophy and improve biomechanics. (Read More →)
The ball-to-the-wall overhead press is one of the most effective and safe shoulder pressing exercises there is. In many ways it’s even safer than the landmine press for overhead athletes. Here’s why it’s so effective and how to progress it.