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    Standing VS. Seated Military Press

    Which do you prefer and why?

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    standing....feels more natural and puts less pressure on the spine then when seated.
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    Standing. Seated really hurts my back, and its more difficult to keep balance on the bench for some reason.
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    Standing BB, seated DB's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FatCatMC View Post
    Standing BB, seated DB's.
    same here


    I have been under the impression that standing military press or push presses really work ur core to stabilize, thus why I have adopted them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FatCatMC View Post
    Standing BB, seated DB's.
    ditto.

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    stading bb, seated db

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    i do seated but with no back support... you guys think i should start doing standing military presses?? My back dont really hurt but i'd rather to anythign with no back support to use more of my core muscles and stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur View Post
    i do seated but with no back support... you guys think i should start doing standing military presses?? My back dont really hurt but i'd rather to anythign with no back support to use more of my core muscles and stuff.

    excellent! so if something goes south, the weight gets to heavy, you lean back and there is no support and you are seated so you don't have your hips to support you either! Sounds brilliant. any other pearls of wisdom you can offer up this evening?
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    seated all the time for me....it helps me isolate better.

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    Standing no doubt. I have always preferred them that way, even before I learned reasons why it is better to do them standing.
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    Standing...more of a full upper body pressing move than seated.

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    Standing is more beneficial I'd say... core movements are always best

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    I do BB, DB and unilateral DB all standing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P-funk View Post
    excellent! so if something goes south, the weight gets to heavy, you lean back and there is no support and you are seated so you don't have your hips to support you either! Sounds brilliant. any other pearls of wisdom you can offer up this evening?

    wtf, i just said what I did and why i do it, and asked if i should do it the other way? Whats your reason for your smartass remark?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur View Post
    wtf, i just said what I did and why i do it, and asked if i should do it the other way? Whats your reason for your smartass remark?
    lmfao that was pretty funny P. i think he means do it another way so you don't injure yourself

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    Quote Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur View Post
    wtf, i just said what I did and why i do it, and asked if i should do it the other way? Whats your reason for your smartass remark?
    because I am a smartass. that is what i do...i bust chops. :shurg:
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    Quote Originally Posted by P-funk View Post
    because I am a smartass. that is what i do...i bust chops. :shurg:
    Instead of P-Funk, maybe it should be P-Chops....Or pork chops..

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