Overtraining shoulders?

oneovercabin · 10-03-2007, 03:59 PM

I'm currently doing a push/pull/leg split and trying to stick with heavy compound lifts. I'm wondering if shoulder work (i.e. shoulder shrugs, presses, lateral raises) will be helpful, redundant, or counter-productive. I was thinking of adding a few sets of shoulder work to each workout, but I don't want to overtrain. What are your thoughts?

33sun33 · 10-03-2007, 06:25 PM

What does your push/pull/legs workout look like? I would think a basic shoulder press like the overhead Military Press should be a staple of your push day.

Are you asking whether you should add shoulder exercises in addition to a Military Press/OH press? If so, I suppose you could add some more shoulder work if that is a weak point for you, or perhaps some rotator cuff type work.

10-03-2007, 03:59 PM	#1
oneovercabin Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 82 Blog Entries: 2	Overtraining shoulders? I'm currently doing a push/pull/leg split and trying to stick with heavy compound lifts. I'm wondering if shoulder work (i.e. shoulder shrugs, presses, lateral raises) will be helpful, redundant, or counter-productive. I was thinking of adding a few sets of shoulder work to each workout, but I don't want to overtrain. What are your thoughts?

10-03-2007, 06:25 PM	#2
33sun33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 160	What does your push/pull/legs workout look like? I would think a basic shoulder press like the overhead Military Press should be a staple of your push day. Are you asking whether you should add shoulder exercises in addition to a Military Press/OH press? If so, I suppose you could add some more shoulder work if that is a weak point for you, or perhaps some rotator cuff type work.
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