The position of the arm alleviates unnecessary joint pressure to extend shoulder integrity.
- The pulley should be set at about the lower chest level.
- Elbows are roughly 45 degrees from the body.
- Hands are in neutral grip (facing each another).
- Begin with 25% of your barbell military press for 4 sets of 10 reps. The video shows Fred Shaka, who normally presses 225 pounds for reps, but trains this exercise at 60 pounds.
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