Shoulders

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If you had to pick just one shoulders exercise, which one would you choose?

[My bet was standing BB military press]

Your bet is right. I say standing overhead press is #1 for meaty deltoids.

 

[anthrax]

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/PushPress.html

Hey KillahBee, you can do that with your rotator cuff injuries?

That's the kind of movements I avoid

 

[KillahBee]

Hey KillahBee, you can do that with your rotator cuff injuries?

That's the kind of movements I avoid

I really have almost no problems with most OHP type of movements. The push press is a little different (don't have much experience with them, trying to phase them into my routine more now), but they are not too bad. Now, cleaning the bar is a little issue when get it up to your shoulders in that quick motion, but you can do push presses without cleaning the bar

 

[musketeer]

I really have almost no problems with most OHP type of movements. The push press is a little different (don't have much experience with them, trying to phase them into my routine more now), but they are not too bad. Now, cleaning the bar is a little issue when get it up to your shoulders in that quick motion, but you can do push presses without cleaning the bar

Sorry if this does not apply to you killah, but maybe it does to some:

You only have to clean the bar once per set. If you can push press the weight for 3+ reps then cleaning the bar might require a little energy, but should be a gimme! If not then lump it for a few weeks and reduce your push press poundages or practice cleans separately until you are good enough at the clean to do it relatively easily at the beginning of each sets. It's worth it in the long run, otherwise your push press will become disproportionately strong in comparison to your clean.

 

[Synpax]

Standing DB shoulder presses. You're like super man and you hit all the stabalizer muscles really well. This is what I use for my shoulder 5x5.

 

[muscelove]

Seated presses with dumbells for me even with the bad shoulder. Anyone else?

 

[KillahBee]

Sorry if this does not apply to you killah, but maybe it does to some:

You only have to clean the bar once per set. If you can push press the weight for 3+ reps then cleaning the bar might require a little energy, but should be a gimme! If not then lump it for a few weeks and reduce your push press poundages or practice cleans separately until you are good enough at the clean to do it relatively easily at the beginning of each sets. It's worth it in the long run, otherwise your push press will become disproportionately strong in comparison to your clean.

That's true, and cleaning the is something I need to work on. But when I first started with push presses and my shoulder was still somewhat weak, I just took the bar from a rack, so I didn't have to clean it.

 

[blut wump]

Sorry if this does not apply to you killah, but maybe it does to some:

You only have to clean the bar once per set. If you can push press the weight for 3+ reps then cleaning the bar might require a little energy, but should be a gimme! If not then lump it for a few weeks and reduce your push press poundages or practice cleans separately until you are good enough at the clean to do it relatively easily at the beginning of each sets. It's worth it in the long run, otherwise your push press will become disproportionately strong in comparison to your clean.

Excellent advice. I'm just going through that very process. It can be annoying to try to clean a weight only to bash yourself in the chest with it and then either give up or try to work it that extra distance to the shoulders. I was kind of pleased yesterday to clean a weight which I wasn't able to press without a leg assist.

 

[anthrax]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Lateral Raise....

It's very popular in my gym

 

[musketeer]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Lateral Raise....

It's very popular in my gym

Yeah, mine too, with arms bent at 90 degrees so that the weight is 14 inches out in front of the lifter and so that dumbells weighing in at as such as 30lbs can be used.