Exercise of the Week - One Armed Shoulder Press
Tuesday February 20, 2007
One way to add intensity to upper body strength training exercises is to use one arm at a time. By using one arm, you really focus on the muscle you're working while involving other muscles in the body to help stabilize the body. The One Armed Shoulder Press is a great example of this. By using one arm, you engage the muscles of the core to keep your balance and add more functionality to the exercise.
Do it right: Stand or sit on a bench or ball and hold a weight in the right hand, elbow bent and palm facing out. Keep the abs engaged to keep the body stable as you press the right arm up overhead. Lower until the hand is level with the ear and repeat for 1-3 sets of 8-16 reps. Keep the movement slow and controlled and avoid arching the back.
Comments
What if you don’t have weights, and push-ups seem to have little affect?
Push ups will always have some affect if the muscle is worked properly. Try differing hand positions from wide to narrow(directly under the chest). slid hands down toward the waist and push up – you’ll feel the affect. Next you can try elevating your feet, up on a chair and keep going, soon the affect will have you doing hand stands!
for the one arm shoulder press, I am not sure on how far to bring the arm down. Would please explain or can you show a picture.
Thank you so much
Ishie
read the article it tells you to bring it down to ear level.
The article is wrong. A full rsnge of motion with the weight lowered to the shoulder is the correct way to do this exercise. Check out this URL to see how it’s done.
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidAnterior/DBOneArmShoulderPress.html