Behind the neck press vs military?

[Papa Smurf]

Im 47, had both rotor cuffs repaired and I love behind the neck presses. Just wished someone had told me to only go 90 degress with arm. Maybe would have saved a shoulder or 2.

So easy to cheat on military presses. Movement gets heavy, out slides your butt and your doing an incline!

Behind the neck is do or die! Hard to cheat that movement.

[Narkissos]

So easy to cheat on military presses. Movement gets heavy, out slides your butt and your doing an incline!

Behind the neck is do or die! Hard to cheat that movement.

Agreed.

It's been my primary delt exercise for as long as I've been training.

[Ronnie Rowland]

The behind the neck press puts more emphasis on the meidal deltoid than front presses. I like using a smith machine with this exercise to gain more control.

I also like seated cables presses because it allows me to keep the elbows back without pushing my neck in a forward position.

I also agree oen should not come down too far and that many people turn shoulder presses into an upper chest movement by arching their lower backs in order to lift more weight.