Posterior Glide Shoulder Press
POSTERIOR GLIDE SHOULDER PRESS
The posterior glide shoulder press is an exercise used to improve joint centration during the shoulder press exercise. Start by looping a light monster band around the front of your shoulder with the other end looped around a stable object behind you. Be sure to have the band on the arm aspect of the shoulder joint. Step forwards to add tension to the band and allow it to gently pull your shoulder back. Hold a weight and complete a shoulder press.
Structures involved:
rotator cuff
supraspinatus
deltoid
trapezius
glenohumeral joint capsule
Related conditions:
dynamic shoulder instability
shoulder impingement
rotator cuff tendinitis
proximal biceps tendinitis
biceps pulley irritation