Thread: military press question

As far as i know all of it haha

its a very effective exercise, i reccommend it

posterior

Originally Posted by Rpn1984

anyone know what part of the deltoid gets worked more in this exercise?

Are you bringing the bar- in front of, or behind the head...

Either way... The major area used is the ANTERIOR (front)

Can you rotate your elbows past the plane of your torso?? (I can't)

The entire muscle IS used though

i always do them to the front..

freaking awesome mass builder....i did them today standing...i think its called a clean and press(someone correct me if im wrong) i stand at the rack lift the bar(lifting it like an upright row sortof) to a press position and press for reps...i was hitting 135 for 3 sets of 6 reps...

I do military presses with DBs, and after some shoulder injury from gym class (I still don't know how I could get injured in gym class...) I haven't been able to do it without pain. I think I'm going to have to try lateral raises instead, and I really liked the militaries too.

I start my shoulder workout with 4 sets of seated military presses. I've noticed excellent results!

You might want to try them standing, too; it'll build more core strength and stability.

If you are going to go heavy while standing, wear a weight belt. I feel I have a tendency to lean back a little if not careful.

I wouldn't use a weight belt. All that does is allow you to get lazy with certain muscles instead of strengthening them. Lift without a belt the right way and you'll never need one.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

I wouldn't use a weight belt. All that does is allow you to get lazy with certain muscles instead of strengthening them. Lift without a belt the right way and you'll never need one.

I disagree with you on this particular situation. I never use a weight belt for things like squat and dead but an overhead press shouldnt make your mid section twist enough where a weight belt would be reducing efficiency. With the squat and dead there is quite a bit of ab and back invovled but I wouldnt expect to train my spinal erectors and abs with a standing overhead press.

Originally Posted by Rpn1984

i always do them to the front..

Thats good, never do them behind the neck. Using dumbbells will give you a much better R.O.M, and if done properly it's much kinder to you're joints.