Banded Bottoms Up Press

BANDED BOTTOMS UP PRESS

The banded bottoms up press is a shoulder stability exercise that uses a kettlebell and loop band. First start by looping a band around both of your wrists. Hold a kettlebell in a bottoms up position and complete a SHOULDER PRESS. Be sure to keep the elbow stacked right below the wrist and have the arm about 15-30 degrees in front of your (horizontal adduction / cross adduction).

Structures involved:

• Rotator cuff

  • infraspinatus

  • teres minor

  • supraspinatus

• Glenohumeral joint

• Deltoids

• Upper Trapezius

Related conditions:

• Rotator cuff tear

• Shoulder instability

• AC joint sprain

• Rotator cuff tendinitis

• Rotator cuff strain

• Shoulder impingement

• Shoulder dislocation

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