Have Bad Shoulders? Use Overhead Press Cycles!

No matter the program! Switch all horizontal pushing exercises to vertical pushes. You will see a tremendous difference in how your shoulders feel. Remember though, keep doing your mobility and accessory work.

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[kobefann]

This guy should be at 50, 0000 subs at least. Quality straight forward and informative content.

[XhinzPro]

Ever since i started focusing on OHP, I've fallen in love with it. It just feels a LOT better to OHP than to bench. My OHP frequency is now same as bench. XD

[shotgunsteve]

Hey man, just found your channel and have to say you have some of the best, most informative, no-nonsense fitness information on the Internet. Keep up the good work!

[TrumpTrain]

Glad I found your channel brother, studying before I hit the gym in an hour

[at]

Watching some of your older content, and damn! You've come a long way Alex.

[GoldenEraZen]

Definitely have had to do alternative excercises for my shoulders because of injuries. Now, I have to change up my entire routine due to old injuries and tendinitis. I always did OHP a certain way due to my older injuries and over developed shoulders. Great advice AD💪❤🙏

[bloodfiyah]

Regarding the shoulder impingement, I've had problems with this in the past to the point where I messed up both rotator cuffs. I had to get almost 6 months of rehab to fix the imbalance. When I got back to training normally again, I also started employing some techniques I learned off of Athlean-X that really have to do with elbow positioning while pressing and trying to integrate external rotations in other exercises. I also do rotator cuff exercises on my off days. It's kept me out of trouble for the last few years.

[FrequentVirtue]

Your a life saver! I was lost on what to do with the same exact pain. I didn't want to stop lifting, so I needed a good replacement. Thank you! Ill update in a couple months about if shoulder pain leaves.

[dubson]

yo Alex, not sure if you have talked about this before, but I have heard you mention you turn the flat bench into a decline bench form wise, my question is, do you press in a straight line or do you press towards the rack? a true decline wouldn't press towards the rack. also, does it change for you depending on your rep scheme ( ie. 1RM you press towards the rack, multiple reps in a straight line). thank you very much for your time. if you dont reply maybe consider a video on the topic since you love bench press

[Aerodynamic]

i havent benched in months. shoulders feel so good. never going back to bench. maybe close grip

[andymcmahon]

I would love to do perform the ohp unfortunately in hurt’s my shoulder worse then dumbbell press.

[turnippatrol]

Bench pressing leads to adhesions in the subscapularis muscle. Learn how to release these adhesions and your shoulder pain will be gone.

[richmade]

should make a video showing the exact movement bro. Make some in the gym videos would be great for your channel.

[Razephon]

I've noticed my shoulders getting stiff as fuck ever since I stopped doing it due to 3-4x bench frequency. I added DB Shoulder press but I don't think it works as good as OHP with a barbell. Gotta make sure to do it.

[TheBestAtSkating]

Would this heal a small tear in my labrum from pitching? Much love

[btfdemo]

Hey Alex great video! Just wondering when are you going to upload build a body like mike tyson? I don't mean to rush you but I'm just really excited because there are others who recommend this as well. Don't get me wrong but I'm just wondering...keep making videos =)

[ryusekai]

is it easier on your shoulders to incline bench press or flat bench

[sovereigncitizen]

When you say keep doing your accessory work do you mean rear delt, side delt, and other ISO exercises? Also could I continue doing squat and deadlift and other exercises?

[wealthness]

Did you have an actual AC joint Separation or just irritation?

[Ryaargh]

I know you are double jointed and have discussed this in the past, but do you have any advice for someone with multiple hyper-mobile joints and how to train?