lately when Im doing in particular push presses I feel like the muscles in my upper back arent staying tight when pressing. Just wondering what would be the most effective fix for this, a few sets of 10+ reps of face pulls or should I be looking at doing a ton of sets in a much lower rep range?
For christs sake. Just shoulder press and force yourself to get stronger. Why make this as complicated as possible? And why aren’t you doing face pulls or some other movement to hit the rear delts in the first place? All muscles should be trained.
I am I started doin face pulls a few weeks back cos I dont want a weakness holding back any of my lifts-i wanted to see what other people found effective
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Push press, face pulls, strict press, scarecrows, hybrid lateral/rear raises.
Im sure you could do some snatches, oherhead shrugs, and static holds.
You shouldn’t make it too complicated though, especially if you aren’t already lifting a ton of weight.
Just train the push press hard, make sure you are working on your back strength with pullups, rows, deadlifts and rack pulls, and throw in some facepulls or rear raises.
[quote]dankid wrote:
Push press, face pulls, strict press, scarecrows, hybrid lateral/rear raises.
Im sure you could do some snatches, oherhead shrugs, and static holds.
You shouldn’t make it too complicated though, especially if you aren’t already lifting a ton of weight.
Just train the push press hard, make sure you are working on your back strength with pullups, rows, deadlifts and rack pulls, and throw in some facepulls or rear raises.[/quote]
Ya hear that OP. Do everything ever dreamt up in a weightroom but dont make it too complicated.
Danchild, when is your book coming out btw?
Here’s the Bible on the subject: Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION
Also, in line with the article i just mentioned, do a shit ton of foam rolling of your lats and upper back muscles before you press (and any other muscle that feels tight – perhaps look up forward crossed syndrome to discover which muscles are implicated there). Also get a baseball and dig it around the back of your shoulder and shoulder blade. This will temporarily fix your upper crossed syndrome allowing your body to let you to press overhead.
check this: Shoulder Rehab and Recovery - Self Myofascial Release - YouTube
'n this too: - YouTube
this shit alone made overhead pressing 1,000% easier/more comfortable for me (not joking about the %; a freaking 1,000 percent)
I don’t care what anyone say’s about foam rolling a muscle before you work it out. This is the real deal
and this: [quote]progwizard wrote:
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[quote]dankid wrote:
Push press, face pulls, strict press, scarecrows, hybrid lateral/rear raises.
Im [sic] sure you could do some snatches, oherhead [sic] shrugs, and static holds.
You shouldn’t make it too complicated though, especially if you aren’t already lifting a ton of weight.
Just train the push press hard, make sure you are working on your back strength with pullups, rows, deadlifts and rack pulls, and throw in some facepulls or rear raises.[/quote]
all these recommendations are of course assuming you don’t have an injury to the shoulder.
I give you 12 weeks before you start posting trollish responses.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
[quote]dankid wrote:
Push press, face pulls, strict press, scarecrows, hybrid lateral/rear raises.
Im sure you could do some snatches, oherhead shrugs, and static holds.
You shouldn’t make it too complicated though, especially if you aren’t already lifting a ton of weight.
Just train the push press hard, make sure you are working on your back strength with pullups, rows, deadlifts and rack pulls, and throw in some facepulls or rear raises.[/quote]
Ya hear that OP. Do everything ever dreamt up in a weightroom but dont make it too complicated.
Danchild, when is your book coming out btw? [/quote]
cheers this is some seriously great stuff- thanks