Who has developed nice shoulders without doing OHP?

[sazo75]

I developed decent shoulders with incline bench pressing not very upright like some people incline bench, and multiple sets ( 6 ish +) of cable side raises. 8-15 reps.

 

[devenidas]

I haven't done OHP or any overhead press in over.... 8 or 9 years? I did some upright rows but not very often. Always laterals. mostly dumbells. some machines.
-F2S

x2

there are sooooooo many variations to do ..

some sort of front raises
some sort of side raises
some sort of lateral raises

cables ,dumbbells , hand position, angles, rep ranges, advanced training techs. so so many variables. I now pair delts after chest and after back twice a week. after chest its front and side and after back its side and rear so laterals get twice the work. as i do front after chest they get the 'pressing stimulus' from chest press exes . 15-20 min is my shoulder session now. twice a week. love it. caps improved. not killing my already torn labrum any further. been good 1.5 to 2 years now i think i stopped doing OHP.

advice to young cubs :-

save your rotator cuffs and labrums. its not nice when u ge shown a type 2 labrum tear on your shoulder MRI scan. even if you want to do OHP as it feels fucking great to press some heavy iron ( i agree) do them may be 1-2 times a month as a TREAT.

I was a shoulder training junkie at one time i know how much it sucks if you have to abandon them totally.

Be smart and stay safe

 

[ShortStop]

I use to do OHP behind my neck. I think that was strictly my ego because let's face it. It does look cool ...... Now I don't do anything behind the neck..
I did OHP on the smith machine last night. Just like Pit was saying I set the stoppers around chin or face level. Plus on a smith it looks like I can do mad weight. I went in there thinking I wasn't going to do them but Not! I just can't see me getting rid of them. Upright rows then front and side lateral raises. I did rear delts on the chest fly machine. My shoulders were screaming when I got out of there... I love shoulders :headbang: