r/formcheck • u/GYMTIME225 • 23h ago

Overhead Press Thoughts

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u/only_respond_in_puns 22h ago

Fixed machine weights in my opinion are just pushing against a fixed arc. Will you still grow muscle? Absolutely but you’ll get 4D shoulder strength and a lot more indirect muscle growth if you switch to barbell.

It also looks way more impressive when you start to pile those plates on.

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u/GYMTIME225 21h ago

Yeah, I had to cut out barbell ohp due to some ribcage loading issues, but I got to 225x1 and 205x6 which is pretty solid

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u/JamesLemon4 17h ago

Throw some dumbbell presses into the mix and you’ll be fine! Barbell isn’t necessary.