Frequent bench pressing and shoulder health

[deadman1206]

Hey guys. I have been following Sheiko's bench press specialization program recently ("plan gime"). It is quite exhausting. Anyway, I am wondering what kind of shoulder health/mobility drills you guys do to keep your shoulders healthy when you press so frequently? I want to make sure that my shoulders are in good shape and that the pecs are also. I want to add some extra mobility drills at the end of the day. What would you recommend?

[ecchastang]

http://www.dieselcrew.com/how-to-shoulder-rehab Give this a shot, it works wonders for shoulder health.

[mcinnis1996]

this is my little shoulder prehab routine

pull-aparts x 100 (doesnt matter how many sets, just aim for 100. Don't cheat the reps either; quality reps only)
face-pulls are also an exercise that can be substituted (use light weights)

3x10 shoulder dislocations
3xamrap external shoulder rotations (by amrap I mean as many reps as possible WITHOUT STRAINING the rotator muscles)
Pec door stretch - hold for 30 seconds and do this a couple times.


its made a big difference for me!

[IronOynx]

Genetics and rotator cuff work. Some people just can't press frequently without getting hurt. I benched 3 times a weak for pretty much my whole lifting career. I just started doing it twice a week because of recovery.

[boring06]

Light Cuban Presses has worked miracles for my shoulders. Give them a try!

[workboots]

X2 for diesel crew shoulder rehab. That protocol is AMAZING for RC work.

[adamsz]

the diesel crew stuff is definitely legit.

I've incorporated a lot of the stuff from this video the last few years and I run sheiko programming for bench, and it definitely helps my shoulders a lot:

[JordonMaur]

Could give the Mark Bell slingshot a try great for overloading tris while saving shoulders