Does/did anyone ever do this? I sure did, and wondered if it was bad. Instead of using less weight and concentrating on using just my shoulders, I decided to just stop this exercise and replace it with the Arnold Press.
How would you guys compare Arnold press w/ dumbells to shoulder press with a barbell?
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02-28-2005, 04:30 PM #1Rock and Roller
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Arching your back during (bb) shoulder press
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02-28-2005, 04:33 PM #2( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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military presses or db shoulder presses are far superior.....stick with them....
why wouldnt you lower the weight to focus on the form anyways? are you working your delts or your lower back?
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02-28-2005, 04:35 PM #3Registered User
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Dont arch your back with a heavy load. I injured my back that way a while back, and it took about 2 months to recover. Try to keep it fairly straight through the whole movement.
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02-28-2005, 04:43 PM #4Banned
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the more you arc your back, the more your using your chest.....basically turning your military into an incline bench exersiseOriginally Posted by B-tech
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02-28-2005, 05:13 PM #5Rock and Roller
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As I read this, I actually acted out pressing with my back arched...you're right! I guess I can say all this time I was helping out my lagging upper chest.Originally Posted by Mikey1
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02-28-2005, 06:24 PM #6Registered User
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Arch your back while doing over head presses and you will seriously **** up your back.
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02-28-2005, 07:01 PM #7Registered User
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Originally Posted by Dark Phoenix
that's for sure!!! learned that one the hard way
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02-28-2005, 07:06 PM #8Registered User
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I can alwyas feel in my lower back when I am started to arch too much.
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02-28-2005, 07:28 PM #9Registered User
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Originally Posted by .aeterna
You really think DB presses are better than Arnold Presses? I can lift about the same weight doing Arnold Presses and the ROM is better. Whats the draw back?If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself?
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02-28-2005, 09:32 PM #10Consistency + Knowledge
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You know many say that you shouldn't let your chest come up at all during military or DB shoulder presses, does anyone actually follow this? I think if people did we would be doing 30lbs shoulder presses for the rest of our lives, its almost impossible to keep your chest completely rested.
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03-01-2005, 05:22 AM #11Registered User
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Originally Posted by DUILEE
Not saying this is true or not, but one I feel the range of motion is useless, the little extra twist. Second, some people feel that you put your shoulders at risk but doing them since you are moving them through too many plains at one time. As in twisting while pushing.I am not trying to be better than you, just better than myself
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