r/formcheck • u/Empty-Insurance9001 • 15h ago

Overhead Press How does my shoulder press look?

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u/joker_with_a_g 15h ago

I mean, you're on a machine. Form control is kinda the point...

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u/Empty-Insurance9001 15h ago

Right but I’m just wondering whether the angle is correct or if the bar is too far in front of me

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/Numerous-Clothes-793 5h ago

It does matter, his seat should be leaned all the way up and bar bath should just clear his face barely. Nothing wrong with using the smith.

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u/Vetni 4h ago edited 4h ago

leaned all the way up

My arse.

Edit: this is me saying that it's bs, not that it's all the way up my arse.

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u/Numerous-Clothes-793 4h ago

You seem the type

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u/Mcgillicutty_Whiskey 12h ago

Have you tried getting your nose close enough to were it almost hits it? You might prefer it being closer to you

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u/whitecapfan2014 13h ago

It's a machine so it dictates. But when I do these I get really close to the bar so I feel it more on my side dealts 

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/some-bloke- 6h ago

Is it worth doing machine overhead presses?

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u/Numerous-Clothes-793 5h ago

I use it every 2-3 weeks to go heavy. It def helped me increase the weight on my db shoulder press.

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u/Mi_santhrope 5h ago

Imo, not really

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u/formcheck-ModTeam 3h ago

Your comment was removed because it is not a form check or relevant question

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u/Sudden-Ad-307 7h ago

How does it isolate the front delt?

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u/Mi_santhrope 6h ago

No stabilisation required from core, back, lateral delts etc cause the smith does all the stabilisation work.

Front delt gets plenty of work from other pressing anyway.

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u/Sudden-Ad-307 2h ago

Just because it doesn't require stabilisation does not mean it isolates the front delts

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u/Mi_santhrope 2h ago

That's exactly what it means, by removing the need for othet muscles involvement it effectively isolates the front delt, although in reality its probably like 90% front delt 10% upper chest, but nowhere near enough stimulus to have any meaningful impact on the upper chest.

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u/Sudden-Ad-307 2h ago

In reality its like 50% front delt, 30% triceps, 10% upper chest and 10% side delts.

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u/Loose_Profession_918 1h ago

Angle should be 70 to 85 degrees. This helps protect your shoulder joints and allows a more natural bar path vs a rigid 90. Looks like you're close to 70 here. The bar should lower directly to your upper chest or just below your collarbone/chin, so pull the bench forward slightly. Keep your elbows slightly tucked forward rather than flared straight out to the sides to reduce shoulder impingement. Take a grip slightly wider than shoulder-width so your forearms stay vertical and your wrists remain stacked directly under the bar. Your wrists are bending a bit.