see saw press

[ergomaniac]

so i know i some guys do alternate dumbbell curls. but what else. how about presses. or rows.
i got this from one of pavels books. cause i just ordered one http://www.dragondoor.com/shop-by-department/books/b41and went back over some. this one ive had awhile. http://www.dragondoor.com/shop-by-department/books/b31 and its for shoulder presses. what about benches and rows. its an interesting feel. instead of bringing both hands up. alternate. it also lends to less body movement. you cant use much english to bring the weight up when theyre in different positions. anyone shoot pool. upper body must be tight. and the movement fluid.
or you can do like a rest pause. sometimes alternate dumbell curls are done one at a time. like left curl. right curl. repeat. or you can bring up the left while lowering the right. and keep everything going at the same time. more fluid.
and anyone ever try one arm shoulder presses. or one arm benches. flat. incline. lots of guys do one arm rowing. so why not. one arm allows the cns to focus. you can use a heavier weight. use both sides and it splits a bit. focus on one arm. both can be usefull. and are.

 

[HDH]

Personally, I wouldn't do it with shoulders or benching. I prefer the weight balance when pressing up if referring to one DB. If two DBs I would prefer a more stable movement with both going up at the same time. A shoulder injury is tough to beat and can linger on and on and on.

That type of work out is different than lifting actual weights. The weights go much heavier.

After a few Injuries in the past, I would probably hurt myself trying it today.

HDH

 

[ergomaniac]

Personally, I wouldn't do it with shoulders or benching. I prefer the weight balance when pressing up if referring to one DB. If two DBs I would prefer a more stable movement with both going up at the same time. A shoulder injury is tough to beat and can linger on and on and on.

That type of work out is different than lifting actual weights. The weights go much heavier.

After a few Injuries in the past, I would probably hurt myself trying it today.

HDH

its actually billed as the shoulder friendly see saw press. alternate benching and rowing is my spin. just something to try. not sure how youd get injured. or how its different than lifting actual weights. one db throws you off a little and you have to adjust. ever seen the circus dumbbell at the arnold. i hear a lot of shoulder injuries are from pressing with a bar. especially behind the neck. and flat benches. some high profile bodybuilding trainers advise against them. at least some of the time. to avoid injury.

 

[HDH]

its actually billed as the shoulder friendly see saw press. alternate benching and rowing is my spin. just something to try. not sure how youd get injured. or how its different than lifting actual weights. one db throws you off a little and you have to adjust. ever seen the circus dumbbell at the arnold. i hear a lot of shoulder injuries are from pressing with a bar. especially behind the neck. and flat benches. some high profile bodybuilding trainers advise against them. at least some of the time. to avoid injury.

There are many ways to do things. I'm not saying this is wrong. I am saying that it would be wrong for me. It just seems to lack the same stability for power workouts and pushing through the next plateau.

It's hard enough sometimes just to get the weight up without alternating. I like alternating dumbbell curls and even alternating kick backs but the stability comes from your core and there's a lot less chance for loss of form. Now if talking about alternating on machines, that could be a different story as far as stability but then you lose the balancing aspect of pushing the weight up.

HDH