Incline Press Modifications for Preventing Shoulder Pain!!

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If you ever feel shoulder pain while doing inclined bench presses, or inclined shoulder / military presses, or have any chronic shoulder injuries, then you NEED to implement the techniques demonstrated in this video! Even if you do not currently have any shoulder pain, I highly recommend using this techniques so that you don't develop any shoulder injuries in the future! These modifications are much healthier for the shoulder joint while still allowing you to build muscle the way you want to.

The incline press is one of the best ways to work the upper chest / pecs as well as the anterior deltoids, however, the upper chest and anterior deltoids are some of the hardest areas to work for people who have shoulder pain or injury, because the overhead motion of the arms will close off the subacromial / anterior compartment of the glenohumeral / shoulder joint, which results in pinching and impingement. If you try to perform incline presses like most people do anyway, then not only will it be painful but there's a high risk of aggravating or worsening your injury. Watch the video for techniques that will allow you to continue to build the upper chest and anterior deltoid muscles WITHOUT pain, and that will prevent you from any further injury!

[NFLMOVIESANDGUITARS]

A lot of gym call knuckles facing chest or face reverse grips and are banned because the weight can easily slip out of your palms causing serious injuries but with that being said reverse grips are very effective.

[OrchidIslander]

Excellent and timely video! Yesterday was chest day and I had to quit after experiencing shoulder pain while doing the inclines. Am definitely going to try your alternative method. Your YT channel is a find. Mahalo!

[Colmez]

Dr. Why dont you make more awesome videos like that ?? Where are u ...

[mandarparab]

Love the idea and concept of incline press

[jameswoodall]

Any tips to releave pain are great!! Just found you but glad I did

[MatthewD]

I like to use the neutral close grip and I often keep the dumbbells squeezed together over my body through the whole press, I actually feel a better contraction in my chest that way

[hugrynoodle]

This helped lots I can feel the movement in my chest now but still some shoulder pain on the left side not nearly as bad tho

[despairingleonardo]

how about 45 degree as most people suggested?
having the arms close to the body reduces a lot of tension from the pec
in that case i will go to isolation exercise of pec instead

[simonscowled]

Nice short video would have liked to see the with done with both correct hand posture position

[TonyNovation]

Brilliant!
I use a product called Spot Grips for dumbbell bench work. They're not foolproof, but they are a game changer!

[kevinflaherty]

Hey doc I currently suffer from a full thickness year of my left rotated cuff.i live alone and I've been putting off surgery because I live alone I've also been trying to keep working out and I just discovered your videos.any advice you could give me?

[carlosmantilla]

If I do the incline as the Dc says, I hurt my shoulder.If I flare and do guillotine, it feels great. The complete opposite.Now, what you say about ROM is very true.Each person must find what works. I hurt mine doing full rom, now its just 90 degrees

[YogiliciousP]

What’s up w the feet taps 😂
Great mod for incline press! I try and switch up many moves to eliminate/reduce any internal rot w my shoulder bc I’ve TOS (or at least diagnosed w it) and have noted some things greatly worsen my numbness & headaches (internal rot being one), while some things can smtms reduce it.

[ololollful]

Hey Dr. Gains, is the intensity of squeezing your hands reducing your fine motor function over time, making it harder to have a steady hand?
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[REPSDirect]

I urge you to do a podcast with Fitness celebrity Doug Brignole who insists there's no such thing as upper pecs. Instead, you're working the sternocleidomastoid and subclavius muscles of the clavicle bone.

[Sammy-dbxj]

Hey does a Swiss/football bar replicate similar hand position/ movement pattern?

[boomerang-digital]

what should i do if i don’t get any pain during the movement but the following day in the same ligament/nerve? so i don’t know what range of motion is causing the pain

[Rangerdude]

So, do I need to keep stomping my feet throughout the move to see real gains?

[MHD]

Please make video for Lower back -side fat

[marsimusaonit]

Does standing overhead dumbbell press should be similar?