Thread: military press help.

Originally Posted by kenwood

my military press sucks. its like 95lbs for 6-8reps maybe i'm not pushing myself hard enough any tips on how to improve it? my goal is for 135 for 5-8reps. i'm gonna shoot for it on monday . the only thing i do for my shoulders are military press 4x6-8reps.

Increase weight? I'm not sure what you mean? How do you go up in weight in any lift? You get stronger gradually.

damn dude im doing 95 x 4 .. i thought u were mad stronger than me

Jordanmang, ur 16 and bench 300 lbs??? r u fucking serious??

Originally Posted by GoLdeN M 07

Jordanmang, ur 16 and bench 300 lbs??? r u fucking serious??

Mhm, I'm a pretty big dude.

i never look forward to military press . so i just throw on 95lbs and get it over with lol so i dont really try. but i'm gonna start to hit em hard. my best ever was 125 for 10reps haha. so monday i'm gonna hit em hard.

Originally Posted by GoLdeN M 07

Jordanmang, ur 16 and bench 300 lbs??? r u fucking serious??

I believe him; he weighs 270 pounds.

Originally Posted by kenwood

my military press sucks. its like 95lbs for 6-8reps maybe i'm not pushing myself hard enough any tips on how to improve it? my goal is for 135 for 5-8reps. i'm gonna shoot for it on monday . the only thing i do for my shoulders are military press 4x6-8reps.

If you feel like that movement is lacking put it earlier in the session on the days you do it.

Just keep plugging away, train hard and eat right and gradually push up the weight.

try actually building your shoulders....By incorporating various movements and working ALL of the shoulder! ure best is 125 yet u willingly do just 95??? wtf???

I prefer seated dumbell presses over military presses personally.

You may wish to vary your exercises for shoulders if possible. Especially if you feel like you just want to "get the exercise over with".

Military presses alone for shoulders are not enough IMO. Maybe you also need to strengthen your rear delts to balance.

Originally Posted by crazy_enough

ure best is 125 yet u willingly do just 95??? wtf???

I don't quite understand this either...

Originally Posted by lucifuge

I don't quite understand this either...

Well you dont always do your 1RM do you.

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Well you dont always do your 1RM do you.

no, but his best was for 10, not 1
personally, I'd stay at that weight until I could 3 sets of 15, then increase 5 - 10 pounds...
but, that's just me

Originally Posted by lucifuge

no, but his best was for 10, not 1
personally, I'd stay at that weight until I could 3 sets of 15, then increase 5 - 10 pounds...
but, that's just me

the 125 for 10 was probably a freak day. i've had a few of those, i go back and try to do it again and it simply doesnt work.

Id just steadily increase it by a few pounds every week.

As FatCatMC would say - "Baby steps!"

Originally Posted by Gazhole

the 125 for 10 was probably a freak day. i've had a few of those, i go back and try to do it again and it simply doesnt work.

Id just steadily increase it by a few pounds every week.

As FatCatMC would say - "Baby steps!"

yeah, we've all had the 'freak days'... a 30 lb drop still seems a bit excessive to me

Originally Posted by lucifuge

yeah, we've all had the 'freak days'... a 30 lb drop still seems a bit excessive to me

He did drop a few reps too though. 10 to 6-8.

Still, theres no reason why he cant reach his goal of 135 in a few months if he works at it.

well i really didnt care about my military press but now i do since it sucks(i mean it prolly isnt bad if i put the weight on the bar i can do instead of 95lbs) soo my next pusg day i'll tell you how it went

you'll get it

today i got 115x 5reps and when i went to do it again i couldnt budge it