Question:
For shoulder exercises,
you say that one needs to keep the shoulder-girdle down.
I've always thought that one had to shrug the shoulder-girdle
up for more effective shoulder presses. Can you tell me
about this?
Answer:
The reason you want to keep
the shoulder girdle down is that if you let it come up,
the trapezius muscles will assist with the press, reducing
the tension you place on the delts. To better isolate the
delts, you need to minimize trap involvement and this means
keeping the shoulders down.
Raising the shoulder girdle
isn't the end of the world but you'll get more out of the
exercise if you keep the shoulder girdle down.
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