BB Military Press ......

[xevius]

Front for sure.

 

[majutsu]

Front is good. Back increases shoulder separation injury chances and doesn't add anything, so why do it? I actually do so-called push presses for maximum mass (ala lou ferrigno, pearl, etc old school), meaning you do military presses to the front but standing. Because you can push with your legs, you can usually move much more weight strictly and can also force out 2 extra reps cheating with a leg drive at the end of the set. This represents an extra little oomph for shoulders over time. The drawback is that push presses are compounds like squats, deads and bench, so this can really increase your cortisol and lead to overtraining quickly. Strict seated presses involve the whole system much less. Other than that caveat, I love push presses. I alternate those with seated front presses 8 weeks each, and even small 2 week stints of behind neck presses (usually machine) for variety.

 

[d3track]

not much of a fan of behind the neck
i didnt get much out of them either

when i switched to front presses, i made gains

and maj, i like the push presses too

 

[PoonRaider]

Military presses (and other exercises where you lift weight up over your head from a sitting or standing position) are one of the most destructive exercises you can do. My father who is an orthopedic surgeon tells me that it creates tremendous stress on the vertebrae of the neck, and can create arthritis in your neck and shoulders if you do this exercise for long periods of time. I would highly suggest not doing it. There are lots of other shoulder exercises.

 

[d3track]

Military presses (and other exercises where you lift weight up over your head from a sitting or standing position) are one of the most destructive exercises you can do. My father who is an orthopedic surgeon tells me that it creates tremendous stress on the vertebrae of the neck, and can create arthritis in your neck and shoulders if you do this exercise for long periods of time. I would highly suggest not doing it. There are lots of other shoulder exercises.

in other words

front military presses

 

[PoonRaider]

Uhh. . . I wasn't aware there were more than 1 type of military press. Any exercise where you lift weight up over your head is generally a no-no, at least if you want to have a healthy neck and shoulders when you're an old man.

 

[d3track]

Uhh. . . I wasn't aware there were more than 1 type of military press. Any exercise where you lift weight up over your head is generally a no-no, at least if you want to have a healthy neck and shoulders when you're an old man.

again you have shown how all knowlegable you are