barbell and dumbbell seated presses - elbow position

[jeremys]

do you/should you have your elbows in (towards the front) or out (like a BB style bench press)?

 

[Liftbig]

personally, i cannot do any pressing exercise with my elbows out. when i do it feels like my shoulder and pecs are going to rip in half. i cant really do and barbell over head presses that much, but when i do dumbell presses i tuck my elbows to keep the stress of the joint, but it still works my delts pretty good.

 

[Lord_Suston]

elbows out on db's and tough my clavicles with the weight, Barbell elbows a little in and touch clavicle with the bar

 

[IronLion]

I do them both ways with db's, when I have my elbows in I stay in a pronated position, it mimics the log press somewhat and it is a more natural movement for me

 

[b fold the truth]

The log feels better on my shoulders (elbows in) but I've been working a lot with a regular bar and with dbells. When I do dbells I keep my elbows out and take the dbells down till they hit my shoulders...

B True

 

[louden_swain]

for me, elbows stay out and the bar is brought down to the lower chin.

Just watch the Ronnie Coleman video. . .thats exactly how I perform seated barbell presses. . .except not with 315lbs lol.

 

[jeremys]

hmm we got some some different opinions so im not quite sure yet what i'll do tomorrow

 

[louden_swain]

hmm we got some some different opinions so im not quite sure yet what i'll do tomorrow

he he he. . .

keep doing what you are doing. . its working well for you.

 

[jeremys]

haha, alright, thanks