Closed vs Open Chain Exercises for Upper Body Strength and Shoulder Rehab

During Open chain exercises, the distal segment- like your hand or leg- moves the resistance. Examples are a seated leg extension or bench press exercise.

In contrast, during closed chain exercises, the distal segment is fixed on the floor or object, and our body primarily provides the resistance- such as in a squat or push up.

Now, these are commonly discussed in the context of the lower body.

But in this video, we provide you 4 reasons why closed chain exercises are worth being a bigger part of the conversation when talking about rehab, training and performance for the upper body.

Intro - 0:00
Open vs Closed Chain - 0:46
Reason 1 (Rotator Cuff and Trunk Activation) - 1:28
Reason 2 (Strength and Hypertrophy) - 4:05
Reason 3 (Serratus Anterior) - 5:10
Reason 4 (Performance) - 7:13
Summary - 8:22

EDIT: To maximize push up plus, lift the *same side foot to load the desired shoulder maximally.
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Studies:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31151784/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25419894/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12683686/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31584855/
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