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beerdrinker
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Probably one of the best lifts for overall upper body strength. Lots of people don't do them because they are hard and poundages can be humbling. There's probably no better measure of upper body strength than the overhead press.
thebadguy54
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I do far more overhead presses than bench presses. Push press, push jerk, clean and jerk... and military press... but I always do it standing, never sitting.
Hybridtheory2o
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Bingo. Some of the best mass builders my friend are the basics that those old timers used way back in the day.
Bench Press(while not the best measure of true strength the "club boys" with no legs and gelled hair and cologne on at the gym think that means your tough shit and can beat anybody up LOL)
Military Press(true brute force required to push high numbers above your head)
Bent Over rows and Dead lifts(will build a legendary back and add substantial thickness)
Squats(cant build a house on 2x4 and expect it to last gotta have a strong lower base as well as upper body not to mention it helps create substantial overall growth just like a deadlift)
Those 4 lifts are the cream of the crop for me and I do my fair share of isolation excersizes as well.
Squats and deadlifts really help with overall growth as im sure you know.
sorry strayed from topic a little bit but had to explain myself a little bit and some ppl may have been like me and neglected some of these when they first started out due to not understanding how important they were
Bench Press(while not the best measure of true strength the "club boys" with no legs and gelled hair and cologne on at the gym think that means your tough shit and can beat anybody up LOL)
Military Press(true brute force required to push high numbers above your head)
Bent Over rows and Dead lifts(will build a legendary back and add substantial thickness)
Squats(cant build a house on 2x4 and expect it to last gotta have a strong lower base as well as upper body not to mention it helps create substantial overall growth just like a deadlift)
Those 4 lifts are the cream of the crop for me and I do my fair share of isolation excersizes as well.
Squats and deadlifts really help with overall growth as im sure you know.
sorry strayed from topic a little bit but had to explain myself a little bit and some ppl may have been like me and neglected some of these when they first started out due to not understanding how important they were
deathdroprob
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tk7209 said:I started doing military presses as part of my 5 x 5 and my shoulders have grown substantially, a great shoulder builder and quite rewarding. There's nothing like liftng a lot of weight above your head to make you feel good
Did your rear delts grow too? Or just your fronts? I try to only train my rears and middle heads, as the fronts get all the work they need with Flat and incline bench. Blame the hard benches for this.
[Bench Press(while not the best measure of true strength the "club boys" with no legs and gelled hair and cologne on at the gym think that means your tough shit and can beat anybody up LOL)
LMAO. Where I live these donkeys are all over the place. On monday(bench press mondays) they go all out on their chest. Then the rest of the week they do half ass exercises for about 20 min.a day. Its a shame seeing a dude that benches 300 and barely squats 135. And deads, they wont even try them.
LMAO. Where I live these donkeys are all over the place. On monday(bench press mondays) they go all out on their chest. Then the rest of the week they do half ass exercises for about 20 min.a day. Its a shame seeing a dude that benches 300 and barely squats 135. And deads, they wont even try them.
Hybridtheory2o
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Oh I know. I call it maniac monday at my gym and I usually go late at night. Becuz all these knuckleheads show up to do chest and arms but thats it. Rest of the week consists of cardio and some other mild stuf they throw in the mix if they are feelin extra froggy. They walk around all tough and shit after throwin up 225 or something lol.
gurusevuppal
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mickeyb69 said:
mate, thats so true, before starting 5x5 i was bench close to my bW, but sucked at sqauts. but now its getting better. i am not big fan of overhead press, but its one of the most exercises
gurusevuppal
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mickeyb69 said:
mate, thats so true, before starting 5x5 i used to bench close to my bW, but sucked at sqauts. but now its getting better. i am not big fan of overhead press, but its one of the best exercies
needtogetaas
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love them...
deathdroprob
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I get satisfaction from doing them. I pretend Im pressing somebody infront of a crowd lol.
artificialaspirations
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my favorite exercise. I'm closing in on bodyweight which is a goal of mine. Be careful though, GVT put a serious hurting on my old throwing arm so I've cut back completely until I get my rotator tightened up again.
All the strength in the world doesn't mean a thing after taking 6 months off for shoulder surgery.
All the strength in the world doesn't mean a thing after taking 6 months off for shoulder surgery.
man thanks for all the replies, really helped to put things into perspective, ive been doing military presses for a couple of months now, but i almost never saw anyone at school doing them so i wasnt sure if there was something i was missing lol anyways thanks for all the input, oh and does anyone know which lifts will see a benefit from doing lots of military presses?
gjohnson5
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Military Press = Standing OHP with heels together as if standing at attention. Noone really does strict military presses
But I agree with most. You can overhead press or military press to your hearts content without having to worry about rotator cuff injury
As many pointed out you can do olympic lifts as well to build shoulders
Don't leave power cleans out to. They help when shouldering heavy dumbells
But I agree with most. You can overhead press or military press to your hearts content without having to worry about rotator cuff injury
As many pointed out you can do olympic lifts as well to build shoulders
Don't leave power cleans out to. They help when shouldering heavy dumbells
