Overhead Press Kneeling?

Overhead Press Kneeling?
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I don’t have many of my client do overhead work in a standing position. At least not in the beginning.
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One of the most common things I see in my clients is a lack of shoulder mobility. Because of this, a lot of people cannot reach overhead without some type of compensation from another area.
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Typically I see clients flare their ribs high and arch their lower back. We want to avoid this as we want clients to be in a tall, lengthened spine position for all of their movements.
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Getting into a kneeling or half kneeing position will typically help most people keep a lengthened spine will pressing overhead.
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This can be even easier to stay lengthened when pressing unilaterally (one side at a time).
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Have you tried pressing from a kneeling position?

Dustin Williams

Dustin has been in the fitness industry for over a decade. In 2012 he realized that he needed to look deeper and have a better understand of how the nervous system played into movement, pain, and performance. He spends his life helping clients look at performance through a neurological lens and to work smarter, not harder.