Heavy pressing for delts

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Maybe you can appreciate this Al and maybe some of the others in the thread might. This is only one guy but take it for what it's worth. 1977-1979 I worked out at this dingy YMCA. Most of the second and third generation Italian, Irish etc trained there as young men. There were a few older guys there that knew what they were doing. One, Joe Kurpiel, was an alternate on the US Olympic lifting team in 1936. When I met him he was 65 and still doing clean and press sets seemingly for hours. For back then he had a super hero like build really. He set records in powerlifting until age 75 and lived to 96. He did pressing movements well into his 70s. He was built like a brick shithouse. His shoulders were fine for doing over head pressing movements for 60+ years.

If you think about technique, standing overhead pressing is "usually" more similar to 70* seated presses. I've found that angle both easier on my damaged shoulders and more anatomical for most lifters. IMHO "old school" lifting will get most to 80% of what they're after. "If you want to press more you need to press more" is an old school quote too. It referred to frequency.

In reference to other posts, AAS tend to dramatically change how my shoulders respond. Also, Gironda lateral raises helped my medial deltoid growth a lot more than I ever expected. I couldn't use much weight either. For that 3D look you really need to have strong rear deloid development.