Thread: The overhead press

Originally Posted by zoco

The standing overhead press - how much you use it in your training?

I swap between the standing variety, seated variety and behind the neck variety in my shoulder training, so probably once or twice a month. But I always do some type of overhead press for shoulders.

Great exercise. One of the basics.

Once a week. Always standing. I alternate between strict and push presses.

Great I was thinking of replacing the seated shoulder press with the standing variant.

Originally Posted by zoco

Great I was thinking of replacing the seated shoulder press with the standing variant.

Good idea, and I agree the push press is a viable alternative. Switching between military press and push press works great, IMHO.

Rarely standing. Always sitting and with a barbell because it allows me to use more weight. Then I do seated DB overhead press, palms facing in at bottom and out at the top.

Do what works for you after trial and error.

Dont know how much is true but I read an article in the internet which said that doing Overhead press will help in hair growth.

Originally Posted by bentoverrows

dont know how much is true but i read an article in the internet which said that doing overhead press will help in hair growth.

lol

Originally Posted by bentoverrows

Dont know how much is true but I read an article in the internet which said that doing Overhead press will help in hair growth.

Its amazing the stuff that gets published.

I do standing bb overhead once a week. I start at 135lbs and go up from there reducing reps each time. I finished at 185lbs x 2 last week.

I would love to know if standing or seated are a better option. I see all the Pro BBs doing shoulder presses on the smith machine. You can push a lot bigger weight when you dont have to worry about balance.

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Originally Posted by Work IN Progress

I would love to know if standing or seated are a better option. I see all the Pro BBs doing shoulder presses on the smith machine. You can push a lot bigger weight when you dont have to worry about balance.

To me, standing military hits delts and core and stabilizers, and I really feel it in my abs. Seated military hits delts a lot more and not much else. Smith machine would take balance and other stabilizers out and hit delts even more, I think, but I have never used one because I don't have a vagina.

I work my core, abs, etc.. by themself and use seated miltary to hit my delts harder.

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I only do seated overhead presses. Standing puts too much strain on the lower back.

Originally Posted by Silver Back

Once a week. Always standing. I alternate between strict and push presses.

Same here. I like the alternation between control and power that they provide.

WHEN I STARTED GOING HEAVIER WITH PUSH PRESSES(STRICTER ON WARM UPS PYRAMIDDING) OOPS C.L. my Bench went up. i do them and then follow with dumbells strict on Delts day when i'm lookin for more. i like barbell incline seated front raises also for this same reason when upping my bench cycle.

Originally Posted by Ocnbreeze

I only do seated overhead presses. Standing puts too much strain on the lower back.

I've had surgery on two discs in my lower back, and military presses work just fine for me, as does the push press. If you keep your back straight, stress on the lower back is minimal.

Originally Posted by ebn2002

Seated military hits delts a lot more and not much else. Smith machine would take balance and other stabilizers out and hit delts even more, I think, but I have never used one because I don't have a vagina.

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