bar rotational chest press
ID: 995
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- Exercise Types:
- Upper Push, Core Rotate
- Contraindications:
- Shoulder Issues/Mobility
- Equipment:
- Bar
- Applicability:
- Focus
- Superset?:
- No
- Sprint-able?:
- No
Key Teaching Points:
- 1. Exhale on the press, inhale on the way down.
- 2. Keep elbows at roughly 45 degrees from the torso on a chest press.
- 3. Engage the core before initiating any movement.
Regression:
Perform a wall push against a vertical surface to learn shoulder packing with zero load.
Progression:
Add a loaded vest or belt to increase total resistance without changing the movement pattern.
Common Problems:
Wrist collapse under load — reinforce a stacked wrist and consider a neutral-grip variation.