shoulder mass?

[HOLLYWOOD]

if you could only do one press for shoulder mass which would it be, Db press, or free bar military press infront?

[SwoleCat]

DB presses equally hitting the front/medial/rear heads. (neither in front or back of the neck/head)

~SC~

[the hulkster]

DB by far, barbells tend to produce a non productive movemnent of your elbows and do't stim the medial head near as much as dumbells.

[getbig888]

DBs straight up and down with palms facing the mirror??

[HOLLYWOOD]

sounds good! just curious as to what you guys thought!

[EcToMoRpHiAn]

Helps me out too, I saw you were saying you needed to work on your shoulders HOLLYWOOD welcome to the club, lol.

[HOLLYWOOD]

ya man my natural structure is the definition of your user name! ive managed to pack some lean mass on however im still lacking in the width department and tried just about everything! im on a periodization training now tho so hopefully it will spark some growth!

[SwoleCat]

Don't forget you can only increase the size of a specific area so much directly, the rest of the growth comes from signals that say "the rest of me is growing too". That being legs mostly from leg work, deadlifts and rows, etc.

~SC~

[brew035]

Don't forget you can only increase the size of a specific area so much directly, the rest of the growth comes from signals that say "the rest of me is growing too". That being legs mostly from leg work, deadlifts and rows, etc.

~SC~

S simple and so true

[BlueAndromeda73]

I like the dumbells, like everyone else so far. Whe you have to balance it more it works more of the muscles and like SC said you bring it down directly to the side, not in front or back like a bar for military presses.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Don't forget you can only increase the size of a specific area so much directly, the rest of the growth comes from signals that say "the rest of me is growing too". That being legs mostly from leg work, deadlifts and rows, etc.

~SC~

the only problem i have with this is deads, b/c i want to keep a very small waist to exagerate my shoulder width, will deads give me that barrel belly or increase the size of my waist line?

[TheDfromGC]

bad dieting is the only thing that will give u a barrel waist

[EcToMoRpHiAn]

I doubt it, it will definently add some lower/mid back size, but will definently not look bad.

[bluethunder]

I like rubber bands for the one only exercise for shoulders.. j/k DB's

[SwoleCat]

the only problem i have with this is deads, b/c i want to keep a very small waist to exagerate my shoulder width, will deads give me that barrel belly or increase the size of my waist line?

Deads, if done correctly, have nothing to do w/making your waist any bigger.

We're talking LEGS/BACK, overall body power.

~SC~

[HOLLYWOOD]

cool guys thanks alot!