RealNinja
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This shit will get your shoulders huge. Reddit faggots hate behind the neck shoulder press because “it’s dangerous bro” but it’s not dangerous if you have good mobility. I do it on a smith machine. My delts have been filling out nicely since progressing on this exercise. Warm your shoulders up thoroughly and then try it out with an empty bar or light weights. If it’s painful, don’t do it. If you can do it without pain, start doing it in lieu of regular shoulder press. Dont go super heavy, stay in the 6-10 rep range or above.
Theres a reason all the old school bodybuilders did this shit. Most people really don’t need a bunch of extra front delt work assuming you already go hard on incline bench, dips, etcetera. When you press behind the neck your upper arms are all the way out to your sides. This means you get more side and rear delt involvement compared to regular shoulder press.
A lot of guys cheat with their upper chest on standard shoulder press by pressing with their elbows tucked in too much, arching their back, setting the bench at too low of an angle, etcetera.
Theres a reason all the old school bodybuilders did this shit. Most people really don’t need a bunch of extra front delt work assuming you already go hard on incline bench, dips, etcetera. When you press behind the neck your upper arms are all the way out to your sides. This means you get more side and rear delt involvement compared to regular shoulder press.
A lot of guys cheat with their upper chest on standard shoulder press by pressing with their elbows tucked in too much, arching their back, setting the bench at too low of an angle, etcetera.
