kyle aaron
Level 1 Valued Member
I am indifferent to people's qualifications or which association they're in. I look at and assess their statements on their merit.
Read says that most people will get injured if they press. In my experience, the only pressing injuries come from curlbros doing seated presses with dumbbells far heavier than they've ever lifted before, and their bros "helping" them get the weight up; both glenohumeral and acromioclavicular dislocations have happened from this.
I've yet to see any long-term issues from overhead pressing, or any kind of traumatic injury other than those I mentioned above.
Moral of the story, when pressing, start easy and build up gradually, don't be an idiot and use weights heaps heavier than you're used to. This applies to any exercise, I'd say.
Conclusion: Andrew Read is wrong. I think he's wrong in that "what can I say that'll generate lots of controversy and thus hits for my articles and website?" way. He's overstating what he really believes just to stir things up a bit.
Read says that most people will get injured if they press. In my experience, the only pressing injuries come from curlbros doing seated presses with dumbbells far heavier than they've ever lifted before, and their bros "helping" them get the weight up; both glenohumeral and acromioclavicular dislocations have happened from this.
I've yet to see any long-term issues from overhead pressing, or any kind of traumatic injury other than those I mentioned above.
Moral of the story, when pressing, start easy and build up gradually, don't be an idiot and use weights heaps heavier than you're used to. This applies to any exercise, I'd say.
Conclusion: Andrew Read is wrong. I think he's wrong in that "what can I say that'll generate lots of controversy and thus hits for my articles and website?" way. He's overstating what he really believes just to stir things up a bit.