Standing one arm shoulder press

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  • darreneatschicken
    darreneatschicken Posts: 669 Member
    edited December 2014
    my trainer taught me to do it like the girl in the third video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_XtihJELaE
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I doubt it matters to a huge extent. Do whatever feels best to you. Personally I tend to prefer greater ROM so I'd definitely drop it down to the shoulder/collarbone area instead of the one where they go down to about the ear.
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    Do whatever your CPT is telling you to do Dern.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Dude, don't ask us, ask your trainer.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    You should read a book like "Kinesiology For Dummies", so you can answer these questions yourself.

    Lifting in front emphasizes front deltoids more, lifting to the side emphasizes side delts.
    You're not doing the same thing as the 3rd girl. You rotate the weights out much later in the movement, so your front delts are doing more of the work.
    Also she brings her elbow all the way down, allowing full range of motion. I like that way better.
    Not sure why your trainer has you use a split stance. Maybe to make it more unstable? Ask your trainer!

  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    Cherimoose wrote: »
    Not sure why your trainer has you use a split stance. Maybe to make it more unstable? Ask your trainer!

    Yeah, I believe his trainer has him in the 1st phase of the NASM OPT model which adds some "instability" into the training to force recruitment of the core musculature. That's why I told him to just do what his CPT is telling him to do for now.

    Nice book reference! I didn't sell-back my Kinesiology book from school as it's been a great ongoing resource.
  • ItIsTJ
    ItIsTJ Posts: 116 Member
    As long as you're not using a smith machine, then you're on the right track.

    At the end of the day, standing shoulder press recruits more muscles than a seated (well no *kitten*) - more stability, core and an increase in the amount of fibers used to lift the weight.
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