I've experimented over the years with numerous compound lifts for the shoulders: military press, dumbbell press, standing press, clean and press, and so on...
Recently I switched back to doing standing shoulder presses, and have fallen in love with them all over again! I'll do as many strict reps as possible, until I can't lift the weight anymore by only using my shoulders and triceps. At this point, I turn the exercise into a push press, using a little boost from my legs to help lift the weight. Even though I've turned a somewhat strict movement into a cheating movement, it allows my shoulders to keep working, past the point where they would normally be incapacitated with fatigue. I usually only do 2-3 extra reps this way. I've been getting a lot more responds from my deltoids though; much more than I got with regular seated military press, or even clean and presses, or just regular standing presses. I'm sure there are other plenty of other people who do this, but to those who've never tried it, you should!
Anyway, I was really just wanting to know what lifts have given you the most response. If you'd like to post your entire shoulder routine, that would be great too!
Recently I switched back to doing standing shoulder presses, and have fallen in love with them all over again! I'll do as many strict reps as possible, until I can't lift the weight anymore by only using my shoulders and triceps. At this point, I turn the exercise into a push press, using a little boost from my legs to help lift the weight. Even though I've turned a somewhat strict movement into a cheating movement, it allows my shoulders to keep working, past the point where they would normally be incapacitated with fatigue. I usually only do 2-3 extra reps this way. I've been getting a lot more responds from my deltoids though; much more than I got with regular seated military press, or even clean and presses, or just regular standing presses. I'm sure there are other plenty of other people who do this, but to those who've never tried it, you should!
Anyway, I was really just wanting to know what lifts have given you the most response. If you'd like to post your entire shoulder routine, that would be great too!