Why We Retract the Shoulder Blades in the Bench Press When we move our upper arm, the shoulder blade follows. This is called the scapulohumeral rhythm. In most movements, like punching or throwing, the arm moves forward and the scapula protracts. In a bench press, it is different. The bench blocks the shoulder blades from moving freely, so we need to deliberately set them from the start. The position we want is retracted and depressed. At the bottom of the press, when the bar touches the chest,
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Why We Retract the Shoulder Blades in the Bench Press When we move our upper arm, the shoulder blade follows. This is called the scapulohumeral rhythm. In most movements, like punching or throwing, the arm moves forward and the scapula protracts. In a bench press, it is different. The bench blocks the shoulder blades from moving freely, so we need to deliberately set them from the start. The position we want is retracted and depressed. At the bottom of the press, when the bar touches the chest,
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