Where does Shoulder Press Fit in this?

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luvmydane

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Ok, just realized something..:eek:

Im doing a push/ pull split

Mon push
Tues pull
Wed off
Thurs push
Fri pull

One exercise I do on Monday is shoulder press (because its a push movementand it works deltoids, right?)

On Tuesday which is pull, I do like lat raises and stuff, and back and all that. But seems like I'd be working delts two days in a row if I did shoulder press on push day and then lat raises very next day (pull day), and that would be overtraining that muscle, right?

So where WOULD shoulder press fit in? I have managed to thoroughly confuse myself...Any advice would be appreciated! :)

Thanks heaps!

Emily
 
luvmydane said:
One exercise I do on Monday is shoulder press (because its a push movementand it works deltoids, right?)

On Tuesday which is pull, I do like lat raises and stuff, and back and all that. But seems like I'd be working delts two days in a row if I did shoulder press on push day and then lat raises very next day (pull day), and that would be overtraining that muscle, right?

So where WOULD shoulder press fit in? I have managed to thoroughly confuse myself...Any advice would be appreciated! :)
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Shoulder press is a push. Drop the lateral raises, because you already have the shoulder press. No need to unbalance your workout.

One push, one pull, per plane is sufficient.
 
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Doing a set or two of lateral raises with external rotation at the end of your workout would be a good idea for the RCs (rotator cuffs).
 
No need to do a shoulder press every push day though, in fact, it may be too much work on the anterior delts. Keep in mind that most presses, and dips too, are gonna hit your shoulders. Incline presses will hit your shoulders a good amount (of the chest presses).
 
I'll ammend what I said...

I would do the shoulder press one push day, and the lateral raise on the other.

But you're also over thinking this. Even a bench press has some elements of pull in it (the pecs), the squats (the hamstrings if done atg), etc. That's why is get a bit hairier when doing isolated work.

I still advocate that 80% of your workout should be compounds and the iso should make up the 20% that doesn't get worked: calf raises for calves, bridges for anterior core, bird dogs and supine bridges for lumber, and shrugs for the middle trapezius.
 
Cynic,

not to be nit picky, but i think on bench press using 'pull' muscles, you meant the lats, not the pecs. The lats are heavy stabilizers in bench press :)
 
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