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Never had shoulder issues until doing MP, I avoid it, given the amount of people who comment similarly, I wonder if the body really likes that movement at all.

I did the movement for 9 years without issue; was probably the first exercise I ever did at the gym. Very important to start light though and don't go hero on it just because you can lift more - it probably needs flawless technique more than most exercises and your supporting muscles need time to build up too.

Start light...with an empty bar or broomstick if you have to. It's important that you have the flexibility and mobility to pull the movement off before you even consider putting a working weight on there. It doesn't take that long to get used to it; from my teaching of it, usually about 3-4 sessions before someone has a decent balance while pressing the bar overhead and maybe 8-9 before they develop the mobility to touch the bar on their neck (based on someone with poor mobility to begin with).

My 2c.

The seated version has advantages in terms of control/ isolation. Good if you are keen to work the shoulders for growth development and don't want to think too hard. Not so hard.

However, Standing press adds extra in terms of developing balance, core and suporting strength and requiring it.

People have no business really doing it without the following;

* proper thorasic spine extension . Can you extend properly? (wall slide tests on youtube)

* Scapular stablillity? (shoulder flexion test check it )

* Do you know how to brace your core

People don't learn to brace their core. This is an explanation might not be a good one.

Take a big breath of air into your belly and lock it there.

Your rib cage needs to be locked by contracting your abs.

Tighten/contract glutes

Raise up shoulders/ elbows to create a lat shelf , contract lats.

If you were taught by someone without covering these basics , then you were taught wrong. Thats before I'd explain the press.

Behind the neck press standing, is a characteristic of not having much clue with what I have seen in the past at gyms. Let alone picking the weight up off the dirt to do the movement. I won't say 'cleaning' the weight as it never looks anything like it.

Start light...with an empty bar or broomstick if you have to. It's important that you have the flexibility and mobility to pull the movement off before you even consider putting a working weight on there. It doesn't take that long to get used to it; from my teaching of it, usually about 3-4 sessions before someone has a decent balance while pressing the bar overhead and maybe 8-9 before they develop the mobility to touch the bar on their neck (based on someone with poor mobility to begin with).

This sounds like me, I do it and have sheit mobility slowly increasing my weight up and started off by not pushing myself too hard

I usually do a few sets of seated dumbbell shoulder press then move onto the standing barbell

Edited by UNR33L
  • 1 month later...

I'll have you know, I'm the owner of a fully fledged $120 Dunlop Mountain Bike I got from Big W... which I rode for maybe a month before my insistence on trying to ride everywhere in top gear saw me bend the sprocket on the rear gear set =\ Quality craftsmanship right there...

Also, I lost a bet in spectacular fashion when I failed to achieve 100km/h on the exercise bike digital speedo. The caliper/resistence system exploded and I launched off the bike around the 95km/h mark (I doubt it was accurate but it's a good story).

So I've got plenty of manly man bike experience.

Next you'll tell me you wear lycra shorts...

EDIT: Nice Dualie

Edited by ActionDan

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