Posted: 5/18/2013 4:03:23 PM EDT
A quick question on seated military press. I am finding the toughest bit is getting the bar out of the rack on the start. The press rack has two spots for the bar, one which allows me to pick up bar behind my head just short of full arm lock and the second lower allows me to pickup bar with arms at like 90 degrees. I have been using the higher ones because of some vids I saw online. Is the higher or the lower better to use? The lifts themselves I do a set of 3 in front of neck and set of 2 behind the neck (less weight). Is there a better way here to get that initial boost to move it up and out of the rack? 
I try and arch my back abit and push up. Am I doing it mechanically wrong or just keep working on it till it gets easier? It sounds stupid but I can press a higher weight than what I can get easily out of the rack behind my head. |
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I lift it out at the highest possible setting, just short of full extension. I rarely do seated presses unless I need a changeup to hit my delts, though. I prefer standing clean and presses, or just standing presses.
Be careful with your form, and be mindful of possible rotator cuff problems with behind the neck presses. Have you tried dumbbells instead? |
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The only way I know to make it easier it to use a spotter. Can you turn the bench around and unrack in front of you? No seat is fixed, its part of the central frame and cant be moved. I have tried dumbells in the past, but get higher weight with the bar. There is actually a raised spotter plant on the back of the bench. But I lift alone so nobody is there to spot. |
| I don't know how high or low the seat on the bench is, but maybe clean the weight into position standing in front of the bench, then sit down as if you were doing a front box squat. Don't know if this would help for behind the neck, though. Honestly, maybe go easy on the behind neck presses, anyway. At 6'5", I'm assuming you have pretty long arms, and that movement can be very tough on the shoulders. Maybe heavy presses out front and lighter on the back? |