How to Overhead Press without Pain
3Ā Essentials to a Pain-Free Overhead Press
Have you ever had issues with overhead lifting? Letā€™s check out 3 key areas to improve to get you back to a pain-free overhead press.
1) Thoracic Spine Mobility
Being sandwiched between the shoulders and lumbar spine, the thoracic spine gets overlooked as a key player in movement mechanics.
It serves as an attachment site for all of our ribs, and it forms the base that our shoulder blades move on.
The key aspect that we need from this part of our spine is extension. That means being able to reverse some of the natural curve in our upper backs.
This will allow the shoulder blades to upwardly rotate smoothly on the rib cage. This in turn sets us up for good shoulder position.
Ignoring the thoracic spine is a huge mistake when trying to optimize your overhead movements.
Here are some fantastic ways to maximize your thoracic spine mobility.
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