Month: April 2017

Do you have shoulder pain bench pressing ? Does your bench press not get stronger? This article may help alleviate some of your pain and discomfort while bench pressing. Most individuals who bench press like to lay down on the bench with a flat back. If we want a full range of motion for the bar to touch the nipple line without pain we are going to need 2 things short arms- not everyone can have this advantage  scapular retraction This is an important piece to bench pressing that many people are unaware of and it can be the key to unlocking your shoulder pain. The shoulder joint is the most misunderstood joint in the body. Depending on who you  are asking, the shoulder joint is made up of anywhere between 18 and 24 muscles in order to make it work. Another fact is that the ball of our glenohumeral head is bigger than the socket, which provides our bodies with that wide range of motion we get from the shoulder joint. How does this tie in with the bench press? While bench pressing, one big key factor for movement our shoulder is pinned down and unable to move. That is the scapula. The scapula is your shoulder blade. For the long limbed individuals, bench pressing can seem hard due to increased range of motion. The bench bar path...