How To Do The Neider Press Video

Builds strength in chest and shoulders. Exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Set bench to 30 degrees
Press weight perpendicular to chest
Exhale on pressing up
Focus on contracting chest muscles

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Now I'm going to demonstrate how to do the neider press. Neider press is very similar to an inclined chest press, the difference is, is you're not pushing the weight straight up; you're going to push it out a little bit. So, when I demonstrate this, my bench is about 30 degrees, it's not too high and it's not all the way flat. The reason being if it's too high, it's going to put a little bit too much pressure on my shoulders. And if it's too low, it's just going to--the exercise won't exist. It's just going to be just like a typical bench press. So, what I'm going to do is lay back, put the weight--the barbell in front of my chest, when I bring it down, I'm going to come into my chest and I'm going to come straight out, okay? So notice that my arms are a little bit forward than normal, they're not up here which should be an incline, alright? They're straight forward like I'm pushing straight out from my chest in one direct line, okay. So in to my chest, straight out, straight in, inhale, straight out, exhale, okay? One more time, straight in--not up, you're not going straight up, you're going straight out, alright. So for the neider press, some points to remember is you want to treat it just like you would a chest press. How you want to inhale on the way down, you want exhale on the way up. You want to focus on the chest muscles but you don't want to push straight up. You want to push straight out, alright. So focus on pushing straight.

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