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 pushpressing, effective for building shoulder mass?
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SmallWristinator Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 43) |
posted May 09, 2000 05:28 PM
  
is it? IP: Logged |
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300 kleen Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 940) |
posted May 09, 2000 05:30 PM
I'm sure it does a little, but traditional shoulder presses work better for that purpose. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Quadzilla43 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 318) |
posted May 09, 2000 06:50 PM
pushpressing will work the front head more than anything. the lateral head, the one that gives the illusion of width, will really not be hit all that hard. but, pushpressing will give u tons of shoulder strength and power. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SmallWristinator Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 43) |
posted May 09, 2000 07:53 PM
hmm...2 responses ...both answers almost completely opposite... IP: Logged |
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Sittin' On Diesel Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 364) |
posted May 10, 2000 01:43 AM
The military press owns all other shoulder exercises. IP: Logged |
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Quadzilla43 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 318) |
posted May 10, 2000 10:46 AM
smallwristinator, my point was that push presses will give u shoulder strength and power, but it may not give you mass. it is mainly used by weightlifters who have to stay in a certain weight class with lots of rest between sets and reps ranging from 1-5. in terms of mass military will give you much more. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Iron God Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted May 10, 2000 10:59 AM
Whatever you do stay away from any fixed motion machine for shoulders they will destroy your rotator cuff and ACL, stick to basic free weight exercises and remember to do the true king of power movements the standing overhead barbell press IP: Logged |
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E2 Moderator (Total posts: 2899) |
posted May 10, 2000 11:07 AM
Push presses are great for building shoulder mass as well as over all body strength, too many people concentrate on isolation movements and forget about larger compound movements, you need deads, squats, cleans, push presses etc etc.. IP: Logged |
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Big Boy Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 109) |
posted May 10, 2000 11:11 AM
I do strongmen competitions and agree 100% with E2 BB IP: Logged |
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Iron God Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted May 10, 2000 01:21 PM
maybe they call them something else where I'm from but explain a push press or maybe my english ist not so gut. IP: Logged |
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BIGDT Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 70) |
posted May 10, 2000 01:26 PM
E2 is right. To build size strength and explosive power, push presses are the way to go. I think military presses are for the un-athletic. IP: Logged |
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fith-element Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 42) |
posted May 10, 2000 08:13 PM
unathletic, i think its a matter of preference on what day your working out, never do the same workout as you did the time before, puch presses may be inferior for strength but are a good change up to throw your body IP: Logged |
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