I just went on YouTube and searched for every video on the platform for dumbbell presses of 100-lb or more, to check form. This is what I found:
Go to the 4 minute mark:
Go to 4:20:
Go to 3:33:
^ Numerous sets they do are done with a limited range of motion.
George Leeman had the best form, and got 38 reps:
^ Meaning that NO ONE on Getbig can do 100-lb dumbbells for 38.
I can do 10 on a good day with my range of motion being SLIGHTLY shorter than George's. I'm curious how many reps the people criticizing me can get.
For people to be trashing my lift, which wasn't that bad - and better than any example I found on YouTube with the same weight - just astounds me.
Polite, constructive criticism, I can handle. But for a group of men, NOT ONE OF WHOM is is as strong as me to talk shit. Seriously?
I literally SCOURED YouTube for videos of men shoulder pressing 100-lb dumbbells or more, and maybe 1 in 5 videos show a range of motion greater than mine.
Meaning: there is NOTHING wrong with my range of motion - nothing! As if every single rep needs to be like an instruction video - that's just not true.
My reps are fine.
Taking them down 2-3", and they'd be perfect.
But after going on YouTube and finding the above videos, I can now no longer take comments about my form seriously.
Why would I? It's clear some of you are criticizing me just for the sake of being critical, and nothing more.