The Shoulder Press
lowertown_admin • November 13, 2018
The Shoulder Press is another one of our nine foundational movements. It is the simplest of the shoulder to overhead exercises.
There are four primary shoulder to overhead movements we will learn here at CrossFit. Each of the listed below will increase in difficulty.
Shoulder Press
Push-Press
Push-Jerk
Split-Jerk
The Shoulder Press is one of the first barbell-based shoulder to overhead movements we like to teach you because it acts as the foundation to all the others.
It is very important to engage your glutes and core while performing the Shoulder Press.
Click play on the video below to learn more…
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