How To: Seated Barbell Shoulder Press

[bennichols01]

that is actually a perfect example of seated barbell shoulder press. Don't go behind your head or bring the weight down to your collar bone.



[Teranbarnes]

Are you guys really bitching about what the exercise is called wow GROW UP!

[jamesvskobe2011]

Always thought you had to go down to your chest for this and dumbbell press. What about for bench, incline bench (bar and dumbbell)?

[easyby]

ah scott!!what is the difference with military press and dumbbell shoulder press?

[PatrickKane95]

@easyby NOTHING???

[CashRaining]

There is no such thing as a barbell shoulder press. Shoulder press is with dumbbells and with a barbell it's called a military press.

[SpaceCaptains420]

@CashRaining its still a shoulder press using barbell.... thats like saying dumbbell squats arent dumbbell squats because they happen to have another name

[413x4nd3r2k6]

@CashRaining no no no no no, military press is a standing barbell press with your feet together! The over head press is a standing barbell press with your feet shoulder widht apart. The foot positioning is what makes it a military press not the bar.

[Neosethsmetal]

i realy wish u would stop putting ur hipocritical bull shit on u tube.

[T3C1992]

cchhht!

[packerbacker94]

What muscles will this work exactly?

[IIABODEII]

@packerbacker94 shoulder bro! totally shoulder!

[Hashashin8]

@packerbacker94 mostly the lateral head of the shoulder and triceps

[TheGalinOfWorld]

@offtothegym Use a belt for your lower back genius

[jamesblunto94520]

Do about 5 sets of these than 5 sets of military press than chin ups and your shoulders will explode. You have good form Scott

[CheesyPumbah]

yay

[MrDaemonKane]

Scott is getting bullied in these comments, hes vids are good but these comments are so funny

[aaaabzy]

its much better to do it sitting down rather standing because alot people do bend there back alot when standing,

[GandiBrandi]

look at all these tough comments hahahahaha.

[954628254608181994]

men do it standing

[sebaswildboy]

put a shirt on kid

[TheBlessedbabi]

@sebaswildboy Kid, Lol.

[paulisawesome14]

everyone hates scott hes such a dick.

[JAK3THETUB3]

I think you are a bit unsure when it comes to 90 degrees... Way too low.

[ivs010]

I do the same but i pass the bar behind my head, is it ok or should i do it like you do it?

[Brighteluden]

@ivs010 that works more the traps than the front of of your shoulders

[JamesA8757]

Feel sorry for the tendons in your elbows there will be nothing left of them going that low

[lummpini]

branleur va pechos ta planche de surf et va bronzer

[lummpini]

pchit citron!!!



[texasrangablizz]

I like standing barbell shoulder press better

[sanydreik]

@texasrangablizz thats a military !

[DaviedDedo91]

hello guys , see i do this seated barbell shoulder press but while am doin reps i just go down with the barbell and hit my chest then i raise up , is this same emotion or should i just go down till my chin then raise up ? which better ?

[FsXgOd1091]

1:06 thats how my upper body looks like :(

[Theskiscuba1080]

Buddy, take it to clavicles!! Your cutting your ROM in half by stopping at 90 degrees, which also puts alot of stress on your joints by changing your pressing in the middle. You need a Full Range of motion IMO to get better gains and preserve joint mobility.

[Cesarhihat]

Is it the same with dumbbells?

[churde]

dammit this exercise is soo uncomfortable

[Spense9]

@churde not when you're brolic! work with a few other exercises targeted at the arms for a while before you try this. I think that should prepare you for this exercise well.

[Jaeckrich]

What's with your breathing? It's all jacked up. If you're going to exhale with force like that then exhale with exertion. The way you're doing it is pointless.

[rogue8853]

smith machines are terrible and also teach bad form. stay away. scotts got some great vids but for the press, squat, should watch rippetoes vids...

[offtothegym]

Am I the only one who has a hard time doing this exercise without arching my back? If I don't arch and lean back I can't get my head out of the way.

[america101010]

@offtothegym Try doing it standing. its more complicated than you think

[hanginghimself]

@offtothegym you need to bring the bar slightly in front of your shoulders which in turn should help you clear your head, sounds like you may have the bar a little more above your shoulders than you need.

[robboultimate]

@offtothegym it is ok to arch a bit when you bring bar down ,

[jfmn24]

@offtothegym put your head down as in// touch chin to chest then raise as bar passes over your face! ;) if your back arches your chest gets involved.. not great if you want to concentrate on your shoulders.. good luck!

[scondore]

@offtothegym Bring your elbows forward more.. It will allowe you to keep your back straight against the seat, and actually target your front deltoid better.. You can see Scott doing this in his dumbbell press video.. He films from a side angle.

[xmtowntyx]

@offtothegym Ask if your gym has a 45lb curved bar.

[claka]

@offtothegym Don't substitute form for weight. Less weight and do it right.

[brendan6022]

That's ok as for Kevin levrone doing 400lbs he should he's a monster, I myself have done a double on 440lb free weight press behind neck

[kinglynx]

theres a machine at my gym where it sorta holds the weights in line, can i use this?

[PalmSmash]

@kinglynx that's called a smith machine and yes you can

[Hashashin8]

@kinglynx if you want shoulder problems use it, it stresses the rotator cuff and really can mess up your shoulder. use free weights its better works more muscles and you build functional strength (i.e. outside the gym when you need to lift something heavy over your head.) whatever you smith machine shoulder press i bet you could only do about 2/3s with free weights maybe less. stablizing muscles are important

[bmays002]

If you don't work your cuffs you are going to get injured the first time you try to use your strength in the real world. I do specific rotators cuff exercised once a week as well as stretch before i do any work with my shoulders, and I'm not the kind of guy that dicks around doing all sorts of isolation exercises.

[EVILAKUMA]

when you say " see ya guys " you look like a homo sexual . Just saying

[canitasteyou321]

Shitty video. Check out Mark Rippetoe's instructional video on the press.

"Going past 90 degrees puts unnecessary stress on the rotator cuffs"

Give me a fucking break.

[bcopp8323]

@canitasteyou321 But thats standing. Standing press i go down to my chest, but seated i go to chin. That doesnt make much sense but it works for me.

[LETSEX]

@canitasteyou321 it does you dumbfuck

[canitasteyou321]

@LETSEX

Says who? Any accredited course in human movement for kinesiology will teach that it is simply not true. If going past 90 degrees was bad for your joints, we wouldn't be able to move past that range anyways. Take a look at a young child squatting and playing. They sit in a full squat daily and my son even said to me "i like sitting like this more than a chair."

[LETSEX]

@canitasteyou321 I simply agreed with the video that going past 90 degrees does put more stress on the rotator cuffs then what it would at 90 degrees. it's common sense.

I'm not saying you shouldn't go below 90 degrees, i presonally go below it for every pressing movement i do, aslong as i don't feel any discomfort.

[dan7edan7e]

@canitasteyou321 you see, the funny thing is... we are here to do BODYBUILDING... NOT exercises in a correct, full ROM, slow controlled movement or what-the-fuck-ever else.... BODYBUILDERS use a certain weight in a certain ROM with a certain form to hit the target muscle. Nobody gives a fuck how low the bar goes as long as it makes your shoulders grow. Now, if you wanna do another sport, such as "Doing an exercise in a textbook form" - please go on.

[canitasteyou321]

@dan7edan7e

modifying the rom of an exercise in the belief that you are stressing the muscles in a good way is a stupid and frivolous way of thinking. do yourself a favor and learn basic lifting mechanics for godsake.

[dan7edan7e]

@canitasteyou321 Well, I dont see any argument in your response. Only statements. After reading them I still think that the muscle works better in a certain range. Also, in many cases, full ROM puts more stress on tendons, rotator cuff etc. Notice ALL pro bodybuilders I see do shoulder presses and other exercises in a limited ROM.

[canitasteyou321]

@dan7edan7e

Also notice how pro bodybuilders aren't as strong as olympic lifters or many amateur strength trainers, and the higher frequency of tendon and joint injuries among them.

[bigtymer8822]

or if you bring your elbows in you can go down to the top of your chest

[wwopwwp]

what muscles in your shoulder do you train with this exercice ?

[dinosource]

I was watching Warren Branch do this and I noticed he keeps an arch in his back when he does this exercise. Why is that?

[keightley2011]

y do u always make that noise?

[blade1426]

@keightley2011 Would be because your supposed to breath and it would just become habit after you work out that much

[MrRobert1793]

tell me, im military press, the bar go to the chest???

I go down with the bar to my nose...and my shoulder respondes very well. When i go the bar to chest, my chest enter in play...

[CyborgJe]

@MrRobert1793 my chest enter in play ?? whats that mean??

[mutsnuts1989]

Down to your chest

[elitedonk]

I done this earlier 24 reps and now i have a really sharp pain in my lower back....=(

[youngman098]

@desolationofsmaug Thats so true man. The Problem is form. So many kids wanna just load up the bar and push as much weight as possible with horrible form. This results in serious injury. If they just left their ego at the door and used proper form with weight they could control there wouldn't be such a bad wrap on behind the neck shoulder press.

[RSixBoy]

Puts damage on the rotator cuff if you go all the way down eh? I guess Rippetoe was lying to everyone when he was explaining the "correct" way to do a press.

[drummerbot1]

I disagree you should go all the way to your clavicle or chest.

[MrMethadrine]

hes lowering his shoulders too much.Keep arms to shoulder height,not lower.

[mesidonaa]

What's the difference between this, and an OHP?

[mackerergaf]

pshhh !

[Horomaru]

@mackerergaf Oh lawdy!

[ANDYYEEE]

on the lowering phase bring it down real slow and power it up!

[loobbaba]

@scott when i do this exercise. i feel like my back is working more than shoulders. i keep my back straight all the time. what would be the issue?

[MrsNaughtyful]

@loobbaba means your either not keeping your back strait or you just did back day and deadlifts have made you crippled ! ;)

[hulk3606]

Love your workouts bro Great job

[loobbaba]

some persons do this exercise with the very close-grip. Which one is the correct method? The one mentioned above or with the close grip?

[salawasweet1989]

closer grip is a push press, thats what olympic lifters do because when you power clean your grip needs to be closer. if your just trying to be a gay body builder like this tool, then follow his workouts. if your trying to actually develop real strength and power, i suggest you educate yourself about powerlifting and olympic weight lifting.

[herzlos07]

Chips! Chips! Chips!

[Greenbodybuilding]

Good vid! Just wondering if you have done a standing barbell press(military press) video yet?

[pkhamidar2com]

@Greenbodybuilding i agree, i believe doing more standing exercises are better since it includes more stablisers. I try to do as many exercises standing.

[prinnybaal1990]

3 ppl torn their shoulders while watching this

[OVERTONEBAND]

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[jjOddXD]

3 people can't do it...

[mody20081986]

Sir, please confirm that shoulders muscles are small and don't need super heavy weights to get bigger

[rhcpguitarar]

I have a little tip. While bringing the bar back up, try not to fully extend the arm so that you keep continuous stress on the shoulders. Going all the way up takes off the tension, but when you come up and stop before full, tension is always there.

[atsoced14]

thumbs up for eating oreos while watching this

[dadarklord10]

good job do u think u can do a resistance band work out?

[armylife071]

I think 2 ppl missed the like button

[anubhavbvm]

YOU FREAKING TAANK!!!.. one question what do u take for supplements..ok i want the truth not something just to promote a product :P..thanks bro!!

[pkhamidar2com]

@anubhavbvm dont take supplements, most are BS. Keep it natural. Supplements wont make you from flab to TANK, it takes years of hard work.

[flickblitz]

Inspirational and! respectable: A real down-to-earth-positive role model for fitness gurus! I'm glad you don't tan/burn your skin like a lot of the others do. Dye does just fine during competitions to highlight the body. If you haven't already, maybe do a piece on the skin? Yours is flawless.

[good2btheking]

Workouts are best done in the nude. Just sayin :)

[matty0566]

scott herman is a boner

[krodoxk]

When I perform the barbell shoulder press, I low the bar until it touches my upper chest..and when I low the bar just at the chin line, I don't fell like working my shoulder's muscles...now I'm confused :s

[8143946]

@krodoxk If you go that low you are definetly more prone to a rotator cuff tear, you may be getting a little more out of your deltoid, but trust me, in the long run its not worth it. Good luck chap

[itsgeraldt]

do you put your back all the way against the seat?

[2112mike]

@itsgeraldt yep

[kristaps1m]

donate some money he dont have money to buy shirt

[333irani333]

i wish i had the time to work out all the time. damn you med school! 

[benniturd]

45 minutes 3 times a week and you could have the body you want.

[pophead08]

wow... thats cool.. iam doing like behind my head... is that right?

[tvphile]

Got to do something about the audio.....that's my take anyway...otherwise great info.

[rikrodgers]

Scott, I've taking the bar to literally just above my upper chest - am I stressing my anterior delts too much?

[pkhamidar2com]

@rikrodgers yes, make sure you stop at 90 degreese, and do not lock out your eblows at the top.

[rikrodgers]

@pkhamidar2com Yeah I actually started trying this method last week (got sick of waiting! Lol ;)) and it seems to be doing the trick. Thanks for your reply tho dude :D

[desiking88]

This is a really dangerous exercise...i wouldn't recommend doing it

[Nazaret99]

@desiking88 do you live in a bubble?

[rikrodgers]

@desiking88 Any exercise done with incorrect form or over-weighted is potentially dangerous.

[bigbigboy16]

@desiking88 LOL Ive been doing it for 4 years. Im perfectly healthy.

[OKzs]

I do these all the time, but my weight is not nearly as high, I have to work up to this! Good advice? There is an Scott Herman app? Where have I been?

[tokyotech]

In your videos, may you please say which particular muscles are activated? For example, this one is probably anterior deltoid.

[boby6]

hey Scott i used to do this than switched to basically same thing only with db since i plateaued, but which would u say is better for bigger rounder shoulders?

[NtrMssion]

Remember that during this workout, you have to be careful with your neck and trapezoid area. You can easily strain yourself in that area if the weight is a tad too much for you.

[Armstrongjourney]

@NtrMssion I hate it when the trapezoid area gets in the way of my workout. Polygons are hard to work around. haha

[NtrMssion]

@Armstrongjourney

Haha. Woops. Trapezius...yes. That's what I meant.

[findinghappy]

i struggle to breathe during this workout , is it normal ?

[DrInfidel]

Does it work behind the neck too?

[sanoonbs]

@DrInfidel yes, but be careful when it comes over your neck, you have to bend your neck forwards when pushing up and backwards when pushing down? lol

[frnndoG]

@DrInfidel Thats crazy you'll hurt yourself man

[sellyintegra]

buddy you say go to 90 and you´re going way past 90 degrees lol.

[88deeha]

@sellyintegra

not really mate. not by much

[TheNialRiver]

@sellyintegra lower is better.

[godwhitepk]

@sellyintegra hes not actually, his triceps just makes it look like he is

[raptors505]

is this better then behind the neck scott?

[Cold1Forged]

Hmm, I go down till it touches me chest or is just about to, is it really that bad for my cuffs?

[kirby2137]

What does this workout if you start with the barbell on the floor, like dead-lifts, pick up the barbell to your chest then lift up, then repeat?

[mechdiff]

Another great vid Scott keep up the "good stuff"

[Soccasteve]

you make this particular exercise look really good lol

[jbreweriii]

omg did u see that? how did the snake get in his biceps right under the skin? lol i want that so bad!

[kaffeogkage]

Why do you allways do the THSSST sound ?

[xIBLESTx]

@kaffeogkage It's him breathing out, you are meant exhale as you push.

[nikoleo9]

i love you.

[HerrRichti]

nice!!!

[coolboy065]

ur so awsm!

[Boonoman]

I find it difficult to keep my back straight, i tend to curl it when im pressing.

You have any suggestions Scott?

[Adnan248999]

@Boonoman

You should lower your weight if you find you're curling your back. The only reason you're curling it is because that's the only way you can push the weight all the way up without fail. It is bad for your back and an incorrect form. Lower the weight so its just light enough yet heavy enough and allows you to maintain proper form. An arching back is a big NO NO.

[DaLeadBull]

@Boonoman imo its ok to break form near the end to push those last ones out, but if you're breaking form from the first rep then you need to lower the weight.

[TheNobleMedia]

@DaLeadBull wise words :)

[absanator]

nice outro

[FeeldaFia]

would you mind making one of the standing military press too?

[xprod1gy9x]

Finally. Been waiting for this one

[bivilcivil]

You have make much better videos

[Smurfette2007]

awesome thumbs up to scott for a being nice guy an have a nice day

[longonisaboy]

thumbs up for the sharbell!!!

lol

[dabul2003]

my gym actually doesnt have that but it has the smith press which i dont like very much.

[i1li1l]

@dabul2003 tell me about it... free weights are better and CHEAPER

[pkhamidar2com]

This is a good video. Just one thing, is it better to do them standing. I was reading this article showing how all the old school bodybuilders and stuff did them standing up and how this worked out the whole body, like the abs and lower back to stablise the body, and the legs and calfs to old the weight up etc...

[AmsterdamHeavy]

@pkhamidar2com standing is the only way to do this as far as I am concerned - not that I am anyone special but, ya, for all the reasons you list....and I still dont agree with that 90degree nonsense - find your own range of motion (carefully)

[kirby2137]

@pkhamidar2com lol I should of read this first

[RSixBoy]

@pkhamidar2com dunno if someone answered this, but yes standing overhead press is superior.

[amagad1989]

Stutter McStuttterson there scott!

[HansLatitude]

I use this exercise all the time! It's great to know I've been using proper form.

[jumar1281]

damn i've been doing this exercise wrong forever! i go down to my collar bone.... never again. thanks!

[M4rcosAnnunci4to]

no side view?? thanks anyways scott

[bbbfffds8]

ur hot :)

[cunners1000]

@MaximoMass cheers mate good idea

[1408Zodiac]

aww man we dont have that machine at ym gym .

[njedinjedi]

@1408Zodiac

Just do it in a power rack, set the saftety bars around shoulder level, safer than the contraption in Scot's video as well

[Lolipopandblood]

sharbell

[XxFFAxX]

another gym ??

[xblackmu]

Great Job

[vidic245]

Hey scott, check out a movie called "Earthlings", narrated by that guy who played in Gladiator, its awesome.

keep up the goodwork

[volcomsk818]

Beast, Imma try this out tomorrow :D

[Hinklefinkle166]

do you think that pyramiding your weight each set of an exercise is good for building strength more than size?

[cunners1000]

thanks scott another great video, very hopeful! just a quick question with protein shakes do i still have them even if i dont workout that day?

[wladylwk]

I did this a few days ago and it is a killer. Great job !