Shoulder Press - The shoulder press must be on a steeply inclined bench such that the bar can be lowered down very close to the front of the face. The arms must be extended at the top of the press and the bar must be lowered to below the chin on the downward phase. The hips must be in touch with the upright part of the bench at all times. You will have to pick up the bar from the ground yourself and rest it on your lap, or the ground, if you need a rest at any time. The hands must be placed on the bar no nearer than shoulder width apart (Your hand’s thumb must lie outside the edge of your body at the shoulders) and no further apart such that at the end of the down ward phase the arms are further apart than their elbows. This is not an incline chest press exercise and elbows must be to the side of the body and not facing the front. The bar must also be raised vertically above the head and not out in front at an angle. |
