Posted: 2/25/2012 11:22:44 PM EDT
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So I basically wanna be strong 'n awesome, but I want to avoid injury where I can. I recently read an article by Joe DeFranco, a man whose opinion I respect.... and he suggests totally dropping the OHP! Wtf, over?
Here's a link to the article. I DO like the shoulder shocker, but any thoughts on dropping the OHP? I'm thinkin' nothx. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/shoulder_shocker |
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If your livelihood is from a sport or something that is done overhead, why risk your livelihood for an exercise... this goes for professional athletes as well as laborers. When I was boxing exclusively, I eliminated all OHP due to the shoulder risk with the loads. There are many other 'safer' ways to train the same muscles... That said?==> I do heavy OHP's every week, and have never had a SHOULDER injury from them, only my ACL from push presses. |
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IMO a lot of people injure themselves on OHS because they do it improperly. I see lots of people moving the bar out and around their head, bringing the load in front of them and putting a lot of shear force on their shoulder. The bar should be moving in a straight line, meaning you have to move your head out of the way of the bar's path. I know that's not the only cause of injury, and I know you guys already know this, but I think a lot of lifters with less experience probably hurt themselves in this way.
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