Military press

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Does anyone do military press anymore? I feel like it is a dying exercise even though it's my major lift in my shoulder routine... I noticed a big increase in my DB shoulder press after doing it to... Also what are some of your weights like compared to your body weight?
 
I do the military press. I feel it should always be done standing though.

Last workout I did 145 x 5. I had more in the tank, I would guess I could have done about 7 reps, but I am saving my max outs for my "3" and "5-3-1" workouts and trying to just do my prescribed reps on the "5" and "deload" days. I am a rather weak presser and am much stronger in pulling and legs.
 
I do the standing press, not military press. For it to be a military press your heels have to be touching. Most people say they do military press when in reality they are doing a standing press with their feet shoulder width apart.
 
My problem with doing them seated is they lose a lot of functionality. I have never in my life had to lift something heavy over my head while seated.
 
boogyman said:
My problem with doing them seated is they lose a lot of functionality. I have never in my life had to lift something heavy over my head while seated.
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Right, but seated shoulder press us far more taxing on the shoulders, which is better of that is what one is going for. All depends on goals
 
uvawahoowa said:
Right, but seated shoulder press us far more taxing on the shoulders, which is better of that is what one is going for. All depends on goals
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Seated shoulder press is far more taxing on your kinetic chain. Terrible exercise imo
 
uvawahoowa said:
Right, but seated shoulder press us far more taxing on the shoulders, which is better of that is what one is going for. All depends on goals
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Your right, to each his own. I look at the shoulder press as a lift something really heavy over you head movment, not a shoulder exercise.
 
SLW2 said:
If your not standing with your heels touching it is not a military press. You are doing a seated shoulder press.
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Well crap guess I don't do military press after all just shoulder press

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boogyman said:
My problem with doing them seated is they lose a lot of functionality. I have never in my life had to lift something heavy over my head while seated.
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Same for flat bench press. How often do you have a flat back when pushing something? Usually you lean forward like the incline bench position. That doesn't mean it's dumb to do flat bench though.
 
Mrpersinality said:
Same for flat bench press. How often do you have a flat back when pushing something? Usually you lean forward like the incline bench position. That doesn't mean it's dumb to do flat bench though.
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But I do lift heavy things over my head while standing, pretty regularly. So if given the choice on how to train that movement, I think standing is the better option. This has nothing at all to do with benchpressing.

I also think standing presses have more importance than the benchpress.
 
boogyman said:
But I do lift heavy things over my head while standing, pretty regularly. So if given the choice on how to train that movement, I think standing is the better option. This has nothing at all to do with benchpressing.

I also think standing presses have more importance than the benchpress.
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I know what you mean but I'm saying I push things often at work and dont just do incline bench know what I mean
 
Mrpersinality said:
I know what you mean but I'm saying I push things often at work and dont just do incline bench know what I mean
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I never said to only do overhead pressing.

I simply feel there are a handful of movements everyone should do, and the standing press is one of them. The full squat, deadlift, some form of pullup, and dips being the others.
 
I do them a lot. Mostly seated bb press.

I usually start at 135 and work up to 215x10. I do 4 working sets
I'm 190
 
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