Shoulder Press + Shrug
Exercise Overview
SHOULDER PRESS AND SHRUG This is a modified shoulder press exercise that adds in an end range shrug to recruit the Upper Trapezius muscle. We want to recruit this muscle when it is tight because strengthening a muscle increases a muscle’s tolerance to stretch - helping with decreasing muscle tension. In this instance, we do not want to ‘keep the shoulders down and back’. This exercise is ideally performed with light weights only (<50% 1 RM or RPE).
Muscles Involved
Upper TrapeziusDeltoidsRotator Cuff
Related Conditions
Upper Trapezius StrainNeck PainHeadachesThoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)Brachial PlexopathyFirst Rib Dysfunction
