standing military presses

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are they harder than seated mil. presses for anyone? I didn't have a spotter, and I didn't like reaching back to get the bar when it was on the rack, so I went to the squatting rack and pressed from there...and it was a lot harder...am I imagining things?

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I'm not exactly talking 275 lbs for 8 reps...thanks though, I try to keep a feel for it, I once pulled a muscle and had pretty bad back spasms from standing presses overhead, so I'm overly conscious of it now

[infiniti1982]

standing is much more difficult and dangerous and doesnt really add any benefit to your shoulder workout. its harder because you have no lumbar support from a chair so you have to use a lot energy to stay up straight. Imagine doing seated DB presses on a flat bench rather than a chair....

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the reason I switched to standing is that when I don't have a spotter, it's hard to reach all the way back and take the weight off the stack...I guess I'll use a Smith machine

[Mr I]

Definitely harder, but good to do now and again, I know what you mean about reaching back when seated, it sometimes feels like my elbow is gonna split, whats worse is if you have done chest a couple days before eeek!

[Control]

I love standing military presses. Or "Push presses" where you sort of cheat the weight up by bending and straightening your knees. I used to be able to lift quite a bit on those. For some reason I like to clean the weight off the floor on the first rep instead of using the power rack (at my old gym they would call you a pussy if you used the rack for anything but squats). Definitely wear a belt though. That's probably my favorite shoulder exercise.

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I like push presses a lot too...the other thing is, I use dumbbells a whole lot more than barbells for shoulder presses, so I "feel" weak with the bar, but again, maybe that's in my head too

[Shibby]

When I unrack the bar for seated military, I bring my back off the chair, where my upperback/shoulders are pressing on the seat, then lift it like an incline press, bring it over me and then sit back down in the seat properly.

I don't like the idea of standing press'. The benifit dosn't out weigh the risk by a long shot. Plus if something happend and your knee or ankle gave out, it's going to be very hard to keep that weight from coming down on you. This is a perfect example of "More complicated isn't better". If you were powerlifting and training for a Strong Man comp, then I could see a possible reason to do it.

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When I unrack the bar for seated military, I bring my back off the chair, where my upperback/shoulders are pressing on the seat, then lift it like an incline press, bring it over me and then sit back down in the seat properly.

I don't like the idea of standing press'. The benifit dosn't out weigh the risk by a long shot. Plus if something happend and your knee or ankle gave out, it's going to be very hard to keep that weight from coming down on you. This is a perfect example of "More complicated isn't better". If you were powerlifting and training for a Strong Man comp, then I could see a possible reason to do it.

Shib, I tried that, but I'm a little worried about hurting myself, or using a bunch of energy to unrack the weight...it's still a weird-feeling angle, but I did try that. If I had a spotter, I'd just have him/her do it

[Shibby]

It is nice to have a spottter, but I guess I have just worked out by myself for so long I have found the perfect way to do it for me. That was my only idea :)