is there any difference between dumbell and barbell ohp? barbell hurts my shoulders for some reason and i can lift more doing dumbells
>BB OHP hurts shoulders
That's because you're flaring your elbows or have shitty muscle balance, OP
>>37731311
lat raises hurt them too, ive seen a bunch of form vids on both so i think im doing it ok
>>37731311
or he could have a hooked acromion. ohp isn't for everyone. joe defranco doesn't do them.
Yes. Triceps can impart lateral force on the bar to assist deltoids in shoulder flexion. Therefore you will be able to lift more weight (assuming healthy joints).
>>37731330
Post a vid of your form. I've seen so many people complain about shit and saying no brah my form is on point brah, then you see their form and they're shitting all over the fucking place.
>>37731295
If it's hurting your shoulders you most likely either have shitty form, or you have bad shoulder flexibility which is contributing to shitty form.
Best way to tell if it's (b) is to get a ruler, stand as straight as possible, and place the edge of the ruler vertically against your cheekbone. If there's a vertical line made by the ruler between your cheekbone and your collarbone (use a mirror or ask someone) your shoulders are in good shape. If not, you need to work on mobility and on consciously correcting your posture.
As a general note: barbell is ways better as it helps balance the movement across the whole body, and it's much easier to judge the correct ROM than with dumbells. Dumbells do have a place, but a lot of faggots swear by them for no other reason than they're too lazy to learn good bb technique.
any difference between sitting and standing ohp then? sitting feels easier on my shoulders and no one at my gym ever does standing
>>37732729
standing is much harder than sitting. you need to actively focus on balance, flex glutes, core and quads to remain stable. i get a tiny bit sore in all these areas on a volume ohp day.
>>37732729
If you're sitting, it isn't a true OHP.
OHP is a full body exercise. Even though your legs aren't directly involved, they're doing a lot of isometric work (as are your abs and your lats) to keep the rest of your body in balance as you push the weight up.
Sitting removes the bulk of that balancing requirement from the lower and upper body and thus robs you of some supplementary gains in those areas.
The reason it probably taxes your shoulders less is because you're using the physical cue of the upright bench to keep your back fully erect and therefore your shoulders 'back' in the position where they should be to perform the movement properly.
>>37732729
and if no one ever does it it's probably indicative of the exercise being hard to perform (but excellent for development) or retarded. guess which one ohp falls into. It's the same thing in most gyms I think. Everyone goes for alternative bars, or seated, or smith, or dumbbells, or everything combined.
>>37732807
it's fucking retarded
