behind the neck press

[Donny]

lot of talk on this recently and opinions. Me myself i think this guy in the video is great, knows what he is talking about. Barbell front press is superior..in my opinion.

[BigCyp]

Standing military press with the olympic bar is king.

[Yamcha]

Standing military press with the olympic bar is king.

x2

[Donny]

x2

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[BigCyp]

Even negates the need for a training partner, as once you burn out you can use your quads to throw up another few reps. Insane delt pumps if dbol is invited to the party an hour before training 

[Yamcha]

Try these two variations, killer pump on both:

[Waller]

Try these two variations, killer pump on both:

I do these sometimes with just the bar as a superset after presses until I can't take the burn anymore. A very nice movement.

[Donny]

Try these two variations, killer pump on both:

2nd video i understand what you are saying. I did these too. you just clear your head and not too low.  It does work very well but itīs too risky if you lower the bar too low. When fatigue sets in you tend to lose form. I am talking more about old school behind neck press going deep. the fact is behind the neck exercises put you in an unnatural plane.

[SF1900]

Try these two variations, killer pump on both:

The movement in the 2nd video is called, "The Bradford Press."

[Donny]

The movement in the 2nd video is called, "The Bradford Press."

I know.

[Option D]

Behind the neck press killed my elbows... dont do them any more

[Zillotch]

Standing military press with the olympic bar is king.

Agree.

[_aj_]

Behind the neck press killed my elbows... dont do them any more

Oddly, I rehabilitated my rotator cuff tendonitis by using front military press. I just started with as much weight as I could without the slightest RC pain and continued to work up. I am back up to 165-175 where I was before.

[SF1900]

I know.

I wasn't telling you. I replied to "YAMCHA."

[Yamcha]

I wasn't telling you. I replied to "YAMCHA."

Thanks. I didn't know what it was called, but I know it makes me cuss like a sailor when I use it as a finisher.

[calfzilla]

Would love to be that Olympic bar 

[Donny]

Would love to be that Olympic bar 

This just had to come...

[Ronnie Rep]

Behind the neck press killed my elbows... dont do them any more

Also rotator cuff killers.

[Man of Steel]

behind the necks are always king....until your shoulder dislocates or the rotator tears.  

stick with front presses.

[thegamechanger]

i like doing presses with a shrug bar. might be too awkward for some of you beasts who push big weights.

i did cybex machine shoulder press today and i think it put the hands to the side and not in front, doesnt feel all that good but i just did it as a finisher.

[BB]

Bit more on Bradford, the man -

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http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/IGH/IGH0603/IGH0603f.pdf .

As far as various presses, vastly prefer to the front. That being said, BTN was a bit more pleasant when I limited the depth to mid ear (or a 1/3 up from the bottom of the lobe) and took a mid grip. Helps to have a good rack to press out of to play with the spacing.

[Henda]

I like the emphasis behind the neck place on the side delts but like said they are shoulder wreckers

[da_vinci]

Been doing heavy behind the  neck bb presses for many years, one of the most comfortable exercises for me, about 225lb currently for 7-8 deep reps, quite easy on a good day, yet I'm aware that many ppl cant even imagine this weight at this exercise. I guess I'm built for it, have always been quite flexible naturally.

[Marty Champions]

Been doing heavy behind the  neck bb presses for many years, one of the most comfortable exercises for me, about 225lb currently for 7-8 deep reps, quite easy on a good day, yet I'm aware that many ppl cant even imagine this weight at this exercise. I guess I'm built for it, have always been quite flexible naturally.

[da_vinci]

Yeah, most look at me in disbelief when I say this lol.. Not a big deal when you are gradually increasing strength on a certain exercise bit by bit for many many years and have no injuries on the way. I knew a guy who used to rep 260lbs, was a beast tho. I probably could do it too if would go on all that shit he was at that time.

EDIT: did that today, was not feeling well rested so it was 210lb with a slight assistance. 200lb is a warm up set for me, but additional 10-20lbs makes it heavy.