Teddy Bear Press
Teddy Bear Press is a bilateral upper body and core exercise training the hip, shoulder, scapula, elbow, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine across the sagittal plane, using Dumbbell.
- Laterality
- Bilateral
- Planes
- Sagittal
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Primary joints
- Hip · Shoulder · Scapula · Elbow · Thoracic Spine · Lumbar Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Sit tall on the floor with your legs out in a V in front of you, sitting up like a teddy bear.
- 2Hold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder height, forearms vertical.
- 3Without leaning back, press the dumbbells straight up overhead until your elbows lock out.
- 4Lower them back to your shoulders with control, staying tall through your trunk the whole time.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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