Red Carpet Ready Shoulder Exercise

Golden Globe nominated Anna Paquin will be dazzling in her red carpet dress on January 17th thanks in part to her personal trainer, Clay Burwell of High Performance NYC.

Burwell’s intense style of training infused with boxing and Muay Thai Kickboxing have culminated in workouts that get celebrities like Anna Paquin and Matt Damon results. But you don’t have to travel to New York City to have Burwell sculpt your shoulders so their red-carpet ready. Just grab your fiance and try this partner shoulder exercise from Burwell himself.

Resisted Seated Press

1. Take a seat on the ground with arms above your head, and have your partner stand behind you.

2. Take a 3-second count to slowly lower your arms to 90 degrees as your partner applies pressure to make the movement harder and less stable.

3. Then, take a 3-second count to slowly raise your arms back above your head as your partner applies pressure to make it difficult for you to raise your arms.

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Models: Tadessa Harper and Casey Skinner
Photographer: Matthew Taplinger of nonformat.org

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