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1639: Upper Body Exercises You Could be Performing Incorrectly by Nia Shanks on Getting The Most Out Of Your Exercise

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Power Lifting - How to Perform Overhead Presses

If you have shoulder problems or poor thoracic mobility, i would omit these from your training altogether. Tuck your elbows slightly towards your body. You don't want your arms to form a 90 degree angle to your torso it should be at about a forty five degree angle. Squeeze your butt and stomach hard throughout the entire set. Lower the bar until you can do push ups on the floor. If you're doing a chin up or a variation of a chinnup, touch your upper chest to the bar. Allow your arms to straighten completely at the beginning of each rap. That's all the exercises for to day. You just listen to the post titled upper body exercises

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