Heavy dumbbells shoulder presses

[musclesiege]

60 pounds for shoulder presses is too damn easy. I can bang 90lbs dumbbells at 10 - 12 reps for 4 sets and I am not huge at all. I can't imagine doing my effective sets with 60 pounds dumbbells, very low intensity.

I think speaking in terms of lbs it’s hard because everyone’s strength is different. If 90 is what you use for 4 sets of 10-12 I would just say it would be better to focus on a 3 sec negative per rep at that weight versus going up in weight to increase hypertrophy and minimize risk of shoulder damage in the future.

 

[pornlando]

60 pounds for shoulder presses is too damn easy. I can bang 90lbs dumbbells at 10 - 12 reps for 4 sets and I am not huge at all. I can't imagine doing my effective sets with 60 pounds dumbbells, very low intensity.

I’ve played with the 90s with nearly that rep scheme , but it’s just to sketchy , plus I work out solo and I’m 40 years old - it be sweet if I had someone help me get em up for that first rep - I save heavy weight for military press

But hey man if it a works for ya more power to ya

 

[MindlessWork]

60 pounds for shoulder presses is too damn easy. I can bang 90lbs dumbbells at 10 - 12 reps for 4 sets and I am not huge at all. I can't imagine doing my effective sets with 60 pounds dumbbells, very low intensity.

Then you must have some damn good genetics. You must be so blessed to have hit that jackpot. Props

 

[Rippidy Dippidy]

"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight!"

I don´t train for 5 reps, that was just the top set, after that, I pick less weight and do more reps.

Anyway, overall that exercise is a lot of fun but starting to feel unsafe at higher weights, doing conventional standing Military Press with a good Belt seems a lot safer.

I respect people who want to get big with low weights, but I guess I am made differently.

“Heavy” is all relative to the person. Like 110lb dumbbell shoulder press could be too heavy for you, but would be too light for me. Just like 50lbs could be “too heavy and feel unsafe” for others at 5 reps a set. Your original question seems more of an attempt to flex than anything. If your goal is to get strong then keep doing heavy sets.. if you’re trying to get big.. simple hypertrophy. Confused what’s even going on here.

 

[kosp]

“Heavy” is all relative to the person. Like 110lb dumbbell shoulder press could be too heavy for you, but would be too light for me. Just like 50lbs could be “too heavy and feel unsafe” for others at 5 reps a set. Your original question seems more of an attempt to flex than anything. If your goal is to get strong then keep doing heavy sets.. if you’re trying to get big.. simple hypertrophy. Confused what’s even going on here.

It was not really an attempt to flex, I was genuinely worried about injury prevention, in fact I have been having some shoulder discomfort lately, after a few sessions with my chiropractor and some rest from heavy pushing it's fixed.

My conclusion is that this exercise is dangerous at lower reps but still a lot of fun. For low, heavy reps is better to do classic standing military press.

 

[kosp]

Then you must have some damn good genetics. You must be so blessed to have hit that jackpot. Props

Really? thanks haha I didn't think It was so impressive. I just go to the gym with the right attitude.

 

[DiHydro]

I use 90's for 10-12 reps and I'm 53 years old. Dumbbells have always felt better than barbell for me.

 

[JuiceJohn]

If you feel that the risk of injury is too high with the dumbbell shoulder press, then switching to a classic standing military press could be a good option. This exercise can also be challenging and effective for building shoulder strength and muscle.
Btw 50kg's That's a significant achievement and a testament to your hard work and dedication.
But I won't quit doing dumbbell presses, I would keep doing them, just lower the weight then.
You could do more progressive overload with OHP that's for sure.