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For you guys who do dumbell shoulder press, do you guys go heavy weight low reps, or do you go high weight and low reps. I was told not to go heavy cuz you can mess up your rotary cup and then you wont be able to any lift at all, is it the bad form that will do that , i did my shoulders today and i had good form
Low reps, always heavy (4-6 reps) 2-3 sets
i pyrimid the weight up
then do 6reps 2sets
i think the only way you can damage ur cuff is if the proper form isnt used, i dont think just because of going heavy will do it
I always warm-up with 2 sets of 12-15 with 40-45lbs. Then I'll pyramid up to 95s with 5-6 reps. I can't do behind or front seated barbell military presses. I always seem to pull something in my neck that feels like a cattle prod or something.
I warm up with 60's for 2-3 sets and then jump to 90's and do sets of 6-8 reps and usually finish with 110's. So I guess you could say I go heavy.:D
I work in the 8-10 rep range, but only because I can't hoist anything heavier than that up from my knees to my shoulders without a helper.
--dnb
Always go heavy, Its the only way to shock your muscles into growth. I've always wondered why people go light weight high reps because you don't get stronger, don't get bigger, and don't get anymore cut. Any ways it can be hard to go heavy sometimes with out a spotter, but I work out alone cause everyone I know is a lazy ass, and the way i see it: "if there's someone else in the gym at the same time as me, I've got a spotter".
I warmup for a few sets working up to a heavy weight than Ill get busy with about 3 sets of 6 with as heavy as I can go!
15,10,8,6,6 with dropsets on the last three (and all sets to failure).
Always as heavy as those numbers will allow.
It depends what your goal is? If your goal is get good size I would work from the 6-10 reps/set. If you goal is strength only then you can further decrease the reps. I usually do one very light set if DB press is my 1st exercise, then the next 3 working sets will be anywhere from 6-10 reps. The lowest reps that I have done without spotting is 4 reps. If I can't get 4 reps at least then I wont do those weights. Hope that helps....
David B, the best way to get the weight up to your shoulders is to rest the dumbells on your knees and then by popping the knee up will throw the bumbell in the extending position. Hope that helps
I stick between 6-8 reps with heavy sets.
My last set is usualy 4 reps, with like 80 lbs.
Anything over 6-8 for shoulder presses is useless.
Must go heavy all the time.
i also do heavy weights for this, my shoulders almost never hurt tho, which is weird, but they seem to still grow...
6 reps 3 sets
heavy weight, but not so much that I cant lift it by myself
Never had shoulder problems, but seems that many people have them.
I usually do the 100's for 10 or so reps. I'd like to go heavier, but at my gym the next heaviest dumbells are 120.
When I do dumbell overhead press I do sets of 12-15, when I use the bar I do sets of 8-10, and when I use a machine(hammer strength) I do sets of 4-6. Thats just me, I only like to go heavy on shoulders when the weight is more stabilized because my shoulders tend to flare up and ache a lot, but it works for me.