Is there any difference between Shoulder & Military Press?

[fortunatesun]

I believe that the only real medical issue with BTN springs from using those seated overhead press stations which have a single pre-fixed angle. Unracking the weights often causes you to move in an awkward fashion.
I've always found it to be uncomfortable in any case and always use a rack.
One way to attack a flexability problem may be to start off using a snatch grip- hands placed about 6" from the ends of the bar. As you get used to pressing this way you can start sneaking them in a few inches at a time.

 

[Synpax]

Going to share a thought that may be contrary.

The purpose here is to build shoulders.

The best excercise for this, and one that builds a lot of stabalizing muscles as well, is the standing DB shoulder press.

Each shoulder will be working harder and you will also build a lot of balancing muscles.

Unlike normal barbell bench work where the tension between the hands gets worked by the pecs, you don't have a similar muscle benefiting from the tension between our hands on the barbell.

Forget the military press, forget the amount of weight you 'loose' by switching to DB. And unless you have a back issue, standup.

 

[blut wump]

I love BTN flat benching.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Going to share a thought that may be contrary.
Forget the military press, forget the amount of weight you 'loose' by switching to DB. And unless you have a back issue, standup.

If you are worried about 'bb-looks' then i suppose this is a good idea. From my standpoint, DB's are very hard to progress on. Most gyms only go up by 5 at a time, so 10lbs total. Barbell I can add 1lb at a time. And for strength/power, the more weight lifted the better, stabilizer muscles are still used to press the weight overhead and keep it balanced.

Its good to use both, but I HIGHLY favor standing barbell press's for people interested in moving more weight, or oly training.

 

[mad dipz]

If you are worried about 'bb-looks' then i suppose this is a good idea. From my standpoint, DB's are very hard to progress on. Most gyms only go up by 5 at a time, so 10lbs total. Barbell I can add 1lb at a time. And for strength/power, the more weight lifted the better, stabilizer muscles are still used to press the weight overhead and keep it balanced.

Its good to use both, but I HIGHLY favor standing barbell press's for people interested in moving more weight, or oly training.

exactly, the more weight pressed overhead, the better. while dumbbells are great, I'd rather be pressing alot more on a barbell, and have easier progression on that to press even more in the future.