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    Shoulders fatigue easily

    When doing shoulder presses either dumbell or barbell I feel my shoulder fatigue alot more then any other muscle.
    Today when doing dumbell shoulder presses with 55lbs in each hand for warm up my shoulders felt just as spent after the set as when i finished off with 95's at the end. After my rest in between sets my shoulders feel fine when i start the next set. Then after about 6 reps they just feel spent.

    Could this be from my arms being above my head for to long? Should I drop the weight and go for more reps for a few weeks?

    Any suggestions appreciated.

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    when do you do chest compaired to shoulders? and how long have you been doing the 6 rep work out?

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    my split is like this
    chest calf trap
    back bi forearms
    legs abs
    off
    shoulders trap abs
    off

    I have been doing for shoulder presses
    3 minutes shoulder warm up, this includes streching, light raises, just basically warming the muscle and getting the blood flowing.
    2 sets of 12 reps light weight 55's
    2 sets 8-10 reps 85's
    1 set 6-8 95's

    I have been doing this for prob about 2 months. Once every three weeks I do the presses last in the work out.

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    I just feel like no matter the weight they fatigue the same as they would with twice the weight

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    humm... i would back off the streching, and not do it too hard - warm up but not over streching

    work on some endurance with light weights and higher reps really getting a strong burn at the end.

    my thoughts are you just may not be doing enough for shoulders
    me:
    behind the head shoulder presses two warm up, plus 3 sets 8 repsish

    military presses, standing, no bouncing the weight 3 sets 6 - 12 reps

    front extentions 3 sets 8 - 10 reps each shoulder

    up right rows 3 sets 6 - 8 reps

    i do rear delts on a diff day

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    I do 5 sets of shoulder presses, 2 of these warm up
    4 sets front raises
    4 sets up right rows
    3 sets side lat raises.

    I also do rear delts on back day.

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    sounds like you hitting it the right way... could you be dehydrated?

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    pre workout stretching has not shown to make injuries less likely to happen, and relaxes the muscle and you will not be as strong following your sets. proper warmup/warmup set (s) will suffice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eatrainrest View Post
    pre workout stretching has not shown to make injuries less likely to happen, and relaxes the muscle and you will not be as strong following your sets. proper warmup/warmup set (s) will suffice.
    The reason i do it is because i have had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff when i was 16. I have found that warming up my shoulder by working the range of motion and very light weight raises and lifts has prevented pain in my left front delt when doing shoulder or chest exercises.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcbrett View Post
    The reason i do it is because i have had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff when i was 16. I have found that warming up my shoulder by working the range of motion and very light weight raises and lifts has prevented pain in my left front delt when doing shoulder or chest exercises.
    well, i did say this is what i recommend, i think yoru confused on what im saying. PRE WORKOUT STRETCHING, like performing the forehand stretch to stretch your pectoralis and anterior delts i would not recommend, but post workout yes.

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    All the 'technical' analysis aside...

    I think many here would agree that shoulders tend to mythically fatigue quicker than other muscles. Meaning you think they are fatiguing when it is possible to push out more quality reps. I keep this in mind when I am performing all shoulder movements...just mentally talk myself through that burn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B.E.N. View Post
    All the 'technical' analysis aside...

    I think many here would agree that shoulders tend to mythically fatigue quicker than other muscles. Meaning you think they are fatiguing when it is possible to push out more quality reps. I keep this in mind when I am performing all shoulder movements...just mentally talk myself through that burn.
    people dont understand that they work out anterior delts when they do pushing movements and posterior delts when exercising with rowing movements... so when you do "delts" unless you were working medial only on the day after back or chest than THAT would be your solutionm

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    most pushing hit anterior
    most pulls hit posterior

    I suggest dynamic movements before to warm up
    and stretching after to relax the muscle

    I agree with eatrainrest, i am also a personal trainer and understand where he is coming from>

    muscle spindle and so on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by collar View Post
    most pushing hit anterior
    most pulls hit posterior

    I suggest dynamic movements before to warm up
    and stretching after to relax the muscle

    I agree with eatrainrest, i am also a personal trainer and understand where he is coming from>

    muscle spindle and so on.
    good stuff collar good to see we agree on alot of things lol

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    thats why your my bud bitch
    hehe

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    eatrainrest and collar are buddies!!!


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    you idiot lol.

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