How Bench Press Technique Impacts Shoulder Health

Written on April 20, 2017 at 6:55 pm, by Eric Cressey

We often hear that an elbows-tucked bench press technique is more shoulder friendly than an elbows-flared approach. Nobody really ever seems to discuss why this is the case, though - so I thought I'd devote today's video blog to it:

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Category Blog | Tags: Bench Press, bench press technique, Deadlift, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain

One Response to “How Bench Press Technique Impacts Shoulder Health”

Eric Cressey Says:
October 16th, 2017 at 7:24 pm
David,

We don’t utilize it. This article might interest you: https://ericcressey.com/should-pitchers-bench-press

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How Bench Press Technique Impacts Shoulder Health

One Response to “How Bench Press Technique Impacts Shoulder Health”