PULL PRESS

The pull apart press is a shoulder stability exercise that is sport specific to the bench press exercise. It engages the horizontal abductors of the shoulder to co-contract for improved dynamic stability of the glenohumeral joint. Start by looping a band around both wrists. Lie down on your back and complete a CHEST PRESS motion. Be sure to keep the elbows stacked directly below your wrists.

Structures Involved:

• Glenohumeral Joint

• AC Joint

• rotator cuff

  • infraspinatus

  • teres minor

• posterior deltoid

• rhomboid major

• rhomboid minor

• middle trapezius

Related Conditions:

• Bench Press Warmup

• Dynamic shoulder instability

• Shoulder impingement

• Pec strain / Chest strain

Exercise videos