How low do you go on shoulder press barbell

[*Bunny*]

I do all my overhead pressing standing.

Used to do behind the necks....loved them. They just didn't have a carry over to my contest presses...all done clean and press from the front.

I press from the front, standing, bar from the bottom position. Standing it is HARD for me to get the bar to touch my clavicles and rest there but I go as low as possible. Contest rules state that it must go below the chin to count.

When I did behind the neck (love them) I went till the bar was at mid ear at least...

Thank you b

 

[Guinness5.0]

I think all OHP should be done standing. I used to do behind the neck pressing and never got hurt, but it seems like a more dangerous position to be in, and I can't imagine it being much better for results than pressing to the front. My $.02

EDIT: to answer the original question, bring 'em down to the clavicles. If you can't b/c of flexibility, go as low as you can and eventually you'll get there.

 

[muscelove]

I have always switched between parallel and all the way down never knowing which was more effective. Ill stick with all the way down..Thanks all

 

[OMEGA]

I find it not necessary to have the bar bell go any lower then nose level.

 

[bignate73]

just curious, for those that don't bring the bar all the way down, do you use the same form with flat or inclines?

if not...don't you think there would be a better carry over for your bottom end if you incorporated a larger range of motion in your shoulder press?

 

[immortalis]

I go for full range of motion as long as its comfortable. I have a few old football injuries that prevent me from doing some exercises as I would like, but when I can I go for full range of motion always.

that being said, sometimes after I have completed an exercise, if I want to go back and work with a heavier weight on just a a specific range by itself, then I will limit my range of motion to just that range to suppliment an overall exercise.

For example, If I am working on bench press and am noticing that about midway through the upstroke I feel like I am not moving the weight as smoothly as I should... after I am done with all my bench sets I will increase my weight a little bit and just work on the range from about halfway up to full extension to just work that specific range and help me move the weight more fluidly throughout the entire stroke. Hope that makes sense...

 

[OMEGA]

just curious, for those that don't bring the bar all the way down, do you use the same form with flat or inclines?

if not...don't you think there would be a better carry over for your bottom end if you incorporated a larger range of motion in your shoulder press?

inclines yes, this usually mean that elbows break slightly parallel

there is pleanty range of motion with exercises like flys for chest, and laterals for delts......

 

[musketeer]

For DUMBELLS I go to where my hand is ear level

For barbell - to the upper chest/clavicle is definitely the way to go.

I started to do this when I saw coleman pressing in his unbelieveable DVD and it's done me a lot of good!

 

[b fold the truth]

inclines yes, this usually mean that elbows break slightly parallel

there is pleanty range of motion with exercises like flys for chest, and laterals for delts......

When I do inclines and my upper arms are parallel to the floor...the bar is still about 10" from my chest.

 

[Devastation]

i bring the bar to chin level or just a hair below