Military Press question

[ChiTownVillian]

Does it matter if it is seated or standing?

also it is just another name for OH press correct?

[ironwill2008]

By definition, a Military Press is done standing, with feet close together. An Overhead Press is also by definition done standing, but with a wider foot spacing.

If you sit on a bench, either then becomes a Seated Barbell Press.

There are differences between the two styles; doing Presses seated causes them to be much more strict, placing more load on the shoulders. When done standing, trainees have a tendency to lean back, use momentum and/or otherwise use some leg drive to 'cheat' the bar up.

As far as which version is 'best,' that's for the trainee to decide. If you're training a pre-packaged program, follow it's recommendations.

[gb1000]

a trainee whoms does standing overhead or seated overhead pressing is doing milatary pressing. that is a quote i have taken out of a book I have written about all lifts and other body bilding aquierees.

A trainee whom presses over head while standing or sitting is a trainee doing miatary presses. A trainee could say they are overhead pressing or shoulder pressing or standing overhead pressing or standing shoulder pressing or any of those in sitting form. Those are all other names for milatary pressing. A trainee who is doing any one of those is doing milatary press

[F1eld]

i was wondering where the term 'military press' came from

[jamie93]

By definition, a Military Press is done standing, with feet close together. An Overhead Press is also by definition done standing, but with a wider foot spacing.

If you sit on a bench, either then becomes a Seated Barbell Press.

There are differences between the two styles; doing Presses seated causes them to be much more strict, placing more load on the shoulders. When done standing, trainees have a tendency to lean back, use momentum and/or otherwise use some leg drive to 'cheat' the bar up.

As far as which version is 'best,' that's for the trainee to decide. If you're training a pre-packaged program, follow it's recommendations.

surely a little leaning back is fine though. in SS dont the pics actually show this?
also the standing variety works your core pretty hard which the seated lacks. correct?

i was wondering where the term 'military press' came from

in the military. when soldiers stand with their feet together 'to attention'.