Behind the neck press, good or bad?

[Exodus]

do them like everyone said if they dont hurt.......... but if your looking to help increase your bench and shoulder strength........ do military to the front.

imo

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[Cubanito17]

Hey exodus "about lookin to increase your bench do it in front." Why would you do them in front if your strength comes from your back? At least that's what impression I was under from every PL around here.

 

[NY Muscle]

i used to do behind the neck presses ever since i was about 15, i love them, over the years my delts got huge....i never listenend to people who said its bad for you, i thought i was just lucky...i actually told people i wouldnt recommend them and that maybe i was just lucky i never got an injury, i never ever have my clients do them....now i have had surgery on a torn rotator cuff now my other shoulder needs the same surgery and i have an impingment in my neck, c5, c6 area.

who knows what did it...im sure behind the neck presses didnt help.

 

[endpoint]

brianmincher: that seems to remind me off the simpsons episode when homer goes to the gym and does "the station backwards".hiting his head everytime he does a rep....."man im sure feeling this"

 

[brianmincher]

That is kind of what I was going for.

I saw that episode and laughed my a$$ off! What is even funnier is I have seen people in the gym doing things just as dumb and it was live and real life.

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[Team Punishment]

I played college fotball, and are strength coach preferred us too do behind the neck, I had heard too it was hard on the rotator so myself a QB asked him if Behind the neck would mess up my throwing, and he said behind the neck is ot bad if you are very controlled down and up, and dont go super heavy, I recommend doing front and back, more angles the better, I use a shoulder horn too, its great for strengthing the rotators.