smith machine overhead press

i cant do it :(

if i position the seat/bench to where i can initiate the bar, then i cant lower the bar far enough because it hits the braces that the bar comes to rest on.

if i move the chair forward then the bar is too far back and i cant initiate it because my arms are overextended.

and lets pretend i get the seating and everything right...is this an in front of the head, or behind the head move?

wtf am i doing wrong?

p.s. i just did dumbbell overhead presses instead

nobody?

i cant do it :(

if i position the seat/bench to where i can initiate the bar, then i cant lower the bar far enough because it hits the braces that the bar comes to rest on.

if i move the chair forward then the bar is too far back and i cant initiate it because my arms are overextended.

and lets pretend i get the seating and everything right...is this an in front of the head, or behind the head move?

wtf am i doing wrong?

p.s. i just did dumbbell overhead presses instead

In front. Bring it down to your chest/collar bone.

Use a barbell or try an easy curl bar.

Use a regular barbell. Smith machine is for gym noobs.

Barbell Military Press (http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidAnterior/BBMilitaryPress.html)

edit: dont forget to do something to stimulate those rear delts though.

Sounds like a problem with the machine size. Our smith machine doesn't have clearance either. I'd consider doing the standing barbell variety, after a couple of weeks they are easy (stabilization becomes less of an issue)

i am a gym noob sort of...but im making a lot of progress :)

i think ill just stick to barbell military press then

i am a gym noob sort of...but im making a lot of progress :)

i think ill just stick to barbell military press then

good man :cool:

edit: dont forget to do something to stimulate those rear delts though.

right now when i do shoulders (twice a week) im doing the overhead press, upright barbell row, and bent over dumbbell flye