As you learned in my TRUTH About the Bench Press post with Coach Juan Carlos Santana – Bench Press performance most likely does not carryover well into the Standing Pushing actions involved in life and sport.
The idea is not to stop doing the bench press. It’s about doing the bench press along with other exercises, which likely have a higher potential of transferring into standing pushing actions.
One of the best exercises we’ve found to improve standing pushing strength is the Standing Single Arm Cable Press!
How to do the Standing Single Arm Cable Press
This exercise is certainly not new. But, the way we coach it seems to be new to the fitness professionals and conditioning coaches we’ve taught it to.
Put simply, the One Arm Cable Press is a great exercise! Watch the video below and discover how we’ve made it even better!
Be sure to check out my latest T-nation article The TRUTH About the Bench Press to discover why The mega man-crush we have on the bench press doesn’t necessarily add up to better athletic performance.
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Coach Nick Tumminello has built a reputation as the ‘Trainer of trainers” through his workshops at conferences and fitness club around the world. And, for his consulting work with pro/college sports teams and with exercise equipment/ clothing manufactures.
He’s the owner of Performance University international, which provides hybrid strength training & conditioning for athletes and educational programs for fitness professionals. Based in South Florida, Nick is a Fort Lauderdale personal trainer who works with a select group of athletes and exercise enthusiasts.
You can check out Coach Nick’s articles, DVDs, seminars schedule, mentorship program and very popular hybrid fitness training blog at http://nicktumminello.com/