[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
When I used to train my shoulder directly …[/quote]
Curious-- do you not train them directly any more? Injury?[/quote]
Na, no injury. They just grow quickly compared to my arms and such, and Im still trying to fill in my upper chest more. I usually do some stuff for the medial delt but I havent for 4 months because of baseball and my delts are still my best body part.
I do lateral raises every now and again but I dont do any shoulder pressing anymore. Id rather save the wear and tear for stuff that focuses more on pecs. [/quote]
Bastard, shoulders growing quickly compared to my arms is definitely a problem i could live with…
I also agree with bonez that if you’re going to do them seated, whether with BB or DB, a slightly more relaxed angle than 90 degrees is a good idea. Most people who go heavy on them at 90 degrees tend to arch the fuck out of their back when they do anyway.
I personally love any overhead pressing that is not from behind the neck or on a cable machine. I love HS shoulder press machines but BTN presses and cable machine presses have always agitated my shoulders.
Another tip; i also find that warming up my rear delts well with band pull aparts or bent over cable lateral raises help me feel much more stable during my pressing. Before i started doing this, i would actually get pain in my rear delts sometimes when doing heavy pressing (like 205 or higher.