Scapula Bench Press
Ryan brown is the head physical preparation coach and owner of derby city crossfit darkside strength in louisville ky.
Scapula bench press. These are the muscles that contribute to pressing the bar in the vertical plane of motion. A major problem during the bench press is lack of upper back tightness. In order to touch the bar to the chest the scapula will have to anteriorly tilt.
I squeezing your scapula too hard. It amazes me that people still believe scapular motion should occur during the bench press. Many lifters seem to be able to get under the bar with the scapula retracted but through the push the shoulder blades open back up.
When you start to bench press one of the most common techniques to do is to get your scapula in a good position. Properly implementing the above three step process to your bench press form will drastically improve the shoulder pain you experience when benching. In the case of an uneven bench press it s due to one not both of the scapula moving off the rib cage.
You will learn about the right things to do if you have winged scapula and want to bench press. To test extension i have the athlete lie on his or her stomach. Typically it is okay to continue bench pressing with a winged scapula depending on your condition.
The benefit of keeping the shoulder blades retracted is all about being compact. The bench press makes your pectoralis major very strong but the external shoulder rotators infraspinatus posterior deltoids and teres minor will remain weak unless special attention is paid to them. Ryan s focus is on correcting and perfecting movement motor patterns to get the most out of his athletes.
The bench press is decent exercises but sometimes people put too much emphasis on it and end up with shoulders problems and ugly postures. However it may be more significant to figure out why your scapula is winged and to remedy it. When the scapula moves off the rib cage it will either slide out to the side or upward.