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I always go to where my arms are parallel. If I go any deeper, my shoulders hurt.

 

90 degrees would be about eye level for me.

 

Okay just don't go past parallel, that's how you get a shoulder imjury

 

Unless you're doing push press or thrusters.

 

Well that's a different scenario

 

Doesn't matter, had press.

 

i see what you did there

 

lolz. I'll keep it at parallel. Thanks folks.

 

Or clean and press, split jerk, push jerk, etc.....

I always bring the bar all the way down to the "shelf" with any over head pressing. Zero shoulders issues with that. My pressing exercises sound a little different then yours though, so I'd see what you're most comfortable with. I def wouldn't stop at 90 though. That's a pretty small range of motion. Might as well jump on a "lockout range" program, and start do 90* bench press, and use shoulder health as the excuse.

For BB'ing I believe the most effective way is to bring the weights down until your hands are about eye level, (which is below 90), then press up but stopping before lockout.


Your shoulder issues are going to come more from bad shoulder/scapula positioning during movements then coming down an extra couple inches in a press.

 

Been on this workout for about a month. It's pretty intense:

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dougs-4-day-split-workout.html

I stick with a workout for about 8-10 weeks, then switch it up. It's only a 4 day workout, but those are all I ever do and they keep my size and strength growing!

 

Tried to bench 300 today and failed...it was embarassing

 

done that a few times myself lol

 

May end up havin to take a week off. Did somethin to my right arm Friday at work, still tried to do back/bis that evening. Could barely curl 25s. Woke up Saturday, had to use a drill at work and couldn't even hold it up with my right arm. Felt good for a while yesterday then started hurting again. It all started in my wrist and has moved up my forearm closer to my elbow. Hurts like a Mother.

 

I'd definitely take time off. Hey, that'll give you time to focus on legs!

 

Tried to do Murph today, got through 100 squats and couldn't finish...felt the onset of Rabdo...

Didn't puke though!!!

 

Lol I'm kidding man just giving you a hard time.

 

I really don't know what I did. Went and did legs tonight. Threw in some shoulders. Mainly presses on machines. That didn't hurt. Pulling hurts. Supination hurts. Bending backwards hurts. Whatever. It'll go away in a few days. Maybe.

 

might've developed tendonitis, does the joint hurt more than the muscles? could be a bad muscle knot/trigger point too. rolling your arms on a lacrosse ball can help.

 

Feels more like muscle. And my wrist is extremely tight. Like last night, I was laying on the leg curl machine and went to push up off of it and my wrist tightened up and I almost screamed. Don't know if it's a ligament or somethin I strained or what.

 

I do the same... I keep the same workout plan but then I mix it up after week 4 i.e. instead of flat bench Ill do DB bench press and instead of DB incline bench ill do incl BB bench.. spice of life

haha I was able to put up 215 for 6 yesterday... I did the same weight as last week but I only did 215 for 4... I think Im ready for 2 plates "flex:

Jesus 255 front squats?! I fucking hate front squats... I only do them because they're good for your legs haha.. nicely done sir!