Dr. Bryce Lee
Dr. Bryce Lee (bryce @ strength-space.com) is the Director of Therapy and Co-founder of StrengthSpace, a fitness studio that provides clients with resistance training and physical therapy services in Chesapeake, VA. His doctoral program focuses on orthopaedics, pain neuroscience, the relationship between systemic inflammation and “mechanical” disorders such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy.
In this episode, Bryce talks about the settings, biomechanics, and instruction around the MedX Overhead Press to help you train your clients better. You’ll learn how to coach clients on the MedX Overhead Press, proper seat and grip positions, implementing different exercise protocols, and much more.
Learn how to train clients with other MedX Exercise Machines:
299 – Craig Hubert – How to Setup, Supervise, and Succeed with the MedX Chest Press
294 – Luke Carlson – How to Coach, Configure, and Conquer with the MedX Leg Press
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Show Notes
- 1:30 – Settings, biomechanics, seat position
- 11:33 – Muscles involved when using the MedX Overhead Press
- 26:51 – Electromyography (EMG) and muscle recruitment
- 29:45 – Thoughts on different grip positions
- 37:49 – Elbow lockout – YES or NO?
- 45:12 – Coaching clients on the MedX Overhead Press
- 53:49 – Do grip positions matter?
- 55:55 – MedX Overhead Press protocols
- 59:05 – How to train clients hard during bad days
Selected Links from the Episode
- MedX Machines
- MedX Overhead Press
- StrengthSpace
- Deltoid
- Serratus Anterior
- Trapezius
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Nautilus Inc.
- RenEx
- Super Slow
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- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Dynavec’s Gluteator
- Exercise Programing Series with Luke Carlson and James Fisher
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406 – Transforming Back Health: Tim Dettmann and Kieser Australia’s Pioneering Approach to High Intensity Training for Lower Back Pain (Live Q&A from REC 2023)
These equipment focused episodes are interesting, but they would be much more effective if the guest had an anatomy chart and the machine in question right in front of them.
This is a great idea! Thanks Rick.