Kneeling Dumbbell Curl and Press

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Jun 182018
 

This is another phase 1 exercise.  I like this because it allows us to get shoulder and arm work done with one exercise versus performing dumbbell curls and shoulder presses individually.

– The athlete is tall with their hips extended.

– The arms must be long at the start of the curl and the wrists are nuetral during the presss.

– I’ve found that the nuetral grip helps allow us to get a better anatomical position with less back extension and the pressing path in line with the ears.

Alternating Arm Dumbbell Bench Press

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Jun 052018
 

This is phase 1/Accumulation phase exercise that we do for horizontal pressing.

I’ve always like these because it allows us to get unilateral work in with dumbbells while also getting some shoulder stabilization work.

Week 1 we will start with 8 reps each side and progress 2 reps each week.  Ideally, we try to increase the load as well.  I feel that this allows for a smooth transition to barbell work in phase 2.