You find yourself doing the same shoulder exercises every workout. You do a dumbbell or barbell shoulder press, upright rows, and several raise variations. Maybe you even grab five to ten pound dumbbells and see how long you can hold them out to your side.
I want to share with you an exercise that challenges your shoulder strength and stability, and stimulates the core muscles.
The Ka Ihe Press is a great accessory for your shoulders and is best performed with a standard barbell but can also be done with a shorter barbell to decrease the difficulty. When performing the exercise, make sure to brace the core and resist from tilting to the side. You can place your opposite arm out to the side to help balance the movement.
It’s also important to keep a tight grip in the center of the barbell to keep the bar parallel with the floor. If you do this exercise, you may get a few looks by those people don’t know what they are missing out on. Just make sure you have enough room around so you don’t knock anyone in the head.
I suggest you start off with just the barbell and go for 3 sets of 8-12 reps per side.
