5 Tips To Fix Shoulder Pain (BENCH PRESS)

Summary by Krater

This video presents a five-step process to fix shoulder pain during the bench press, addressing posterior rotator cuff activation, infraspinatus mobility, banded stability, and upper back engagement.

From the video

Answers: How do I fix shoulder pain when bench pressing?

• bench press shoulder pain
• rotator cuff exercises
• foam rolling infraspinatus
• banded bench press
• upside down kettlebell bench press
• upper back engagement

Exercises

• Lock 3 shoulder routine · light weights · 15-20 reps
• External rotation with foam roller · foam roller and dumbbell · 15-20 reps
• Banded bench press · barbell and resistance band · 6-10 reps
• Upside down kettlebell bench press · kettlebell and bench · 2-5 sets of 5-10 reps
• Slow tempo bench press · barbell · 5x3 (5s down, 3s pause)

What it concludes

• Perform the Lock 3 shoulder routine with 15 to 20 reps using light weights for step one.
• Perform 1 to 2 sets of 15 to 20 reps of external rotation exercises with a foam roller for step two.
• Perform 6 to 10 reps of banded bench press for step three.
• Perform 2 sets of 5 to 10 reps of the upside down kettlebell bench press for step four.
• Use a slow tempo of 5 seconds down and a 3-second pause with 30-40% of your one-rep max for step five.