I just did cut and paste with your name. Sooo... would you challenge me?

I wouldnt change my goals just to do a competition, im not really focusing that much on strict overhead pressing right now, im about to start some oly lifting again

How about I challenge you with the exercises you are doing now? Wager a rep?

what are your power clean, power snatc, deadlift and back squat numbers?

Not to sound like a jerk , but there is no challenge for high reps v. low reps.

If you have been doing low reps for a long time and you start doing higher reps, you will get stronger. It works the other way around as well.

Higher reps are always a good idea because it increases the work capacity of the muscles you are training so that your recovery time is faster when you do heavier weight.

Lower reps are always a good idea because it allows your body to adapt to heavier weight and recruit more muscle fiber.

A push press (or other explosive pressing exercise) is great as well, not just a shoulder exercise, but it will aid in the explosive power in the pressing muscles, helping your body recruit more muscle fiber in a shorter amount of time, as well as getting you used to hoisting up heavier weight that your traditional shoulder press.

Getting your body to adapt to different types of stimulus in the same training period will always produce results.

So in a 2 week period you could do low reps 2X, high reps 1X, and explosive reps 1X (providing you are training shoulders 2 days per week).

Then rotate for the next 2 weeks HR 2X, LR 1X, EX. 1X.

And again the third 2 week period EX. 2X, LR 1X, HR 1X.

Now you have 6 weeks of pressing exercises planned and all you have to do is add in the assistance exercises that are best for you.

ROFL @ the youtube video with the fishtank

The only wager I'd be interested in seeing is someone doing high reps vs someone doing low reps increasing a 1-3RM.

I already know the answer.

However, one factor is training time. A newbie will make faster gains than an advanced lifter.

Instead of trying to compete with someone on the forum, I will make a journal to show you my progress with high reps and low reps and also... I will be using one set for all my exercises. I just have some theory behind high reps despite the evidence against strength results it produces.
what does ROFL mean?

rolling on floor laughing. it means its funny

So what would you advise me to do with shoulder presses then?

high or low reps?

I am training for size and strength

Push press for low reps. Db shoulder press for moderate reps.

Here are some simple tips on the shoulder press that help me.


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Haha just thought I would say since posting this my dumbell shoulder press has improved by 10lbs each dumbell

It's all down to Mreik's magic workout what he helped create for me

yea you were probably overtraining before. congrats on the increase though