Standing or Sitting Military Press?
Which of these exercises is more beneficial towards the shoulders? Standing allows more weight in my experience but thats because of added momentum I get from standing up. What do you guys think?
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09-04-2002, 09:15 AM #1
Standing or Sitting Military Press?
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09-04-2002, 09:29 AM #2Registered User
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you just answered your own question
1......2......3...... LIFT
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09-04-2002, 01:02 PM #3HeheOriginally posted by HeavyLifta
you just answered your own question
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09-04-2002, 05:17 PM #4Registered User
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if you can't make up your mind, do both
stand for barbell shoulder presses
and sit for dumbell shoulder presses ;o)
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09-04-2002, 05:18 PM #5Banned
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I do sitting. Standing hurts my back because you're relying on your spine for support.
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09-04-2002, 08:29 PM #6Registered User
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standing to me is the most natural movement. I also like to do a couple push presses at the end of a set, so...
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09-04-2002, 11:04 PM #7Registered User
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I found terrible problems with using my lower back and momentum to push the weight up when standing, even when I lowered the weight, so I switched to sitting and now do the press with much better form, plus I am handling the weight better now.
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