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 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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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.Last edited by Shibby; 03-30-06, 01:18 AM.
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Originally posted by ShibbyWhen 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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