Every day your shoulders are edging forward. You lean in while walking, hunch at your desk, and round over the table. Year after year it adds up until your shoulders sit in front of their natural ball and-socket position.

If you trained in your 20s and 30s like I did, you probably spent a lot of time chasing a big chest on the bench press. Nothing wrong with wanting to look strong — I get it. But every rep pulls those shoulders a little farther forward. Over time the chest tightens and posture suffers.

About twenty years ago a coach named Nick McNaught gave me one of the best tips I’ve ever received. Before every chest rep, pull your shoulders back and down. Seat the ball of the shoulder firmly into the shoulder socket. He told me the weights would probably drop at first… but if I stayed consistent, my strength would come back stronger within a month or two.

He was right. I committed to that shoulder position on every rep, and my chest got bigger, stronger, and fuller. And the unexpected bonus? Those annoying pulls just below my shoulder blade (scapula) happened far less often.

If you’re dealing with rounded stiff shoulders, and want to feel younger and look wider, or if you deal with nagging upper-back discomfort, there’s a better way to train.

The Ball Grip Handle gives you a natural, ergonomic grip on cable exercises that encourages proper shoulder positioning. It lets you move through angles and a fuller range of motion other handles don’t allow. That means you can actively open the shoulders, build better posture, hit muscles in new ways for real size and strength gains, and develop serious grip strength — one of the strongest indicators of long-term health and longevity.

Use it for lateral cable raise, front cable raises, cable rows, face pulls, pull downs, cable curls or cable extensions. Your shoulders will thank you, and so will your back, chest, triceps, and biceps.

Ready to release your shoulders? Grab a pair of Ball Grip Handles – $89.99”