For the shoulder press, I am seated. I use an adjustable bench and put it all the way up so I am seated, back is straight. I place the bench under a smith machine that has guards or "stops" on it. I warm up for a good 20 minutes. I do about 5 warm-up sets and depending on the day - heavy or medium - my work sets will vary, usually 7 to 10 work sets. On a medium day, I work up to 225 pounds. I then rep out 225 pounds for as many reps as I can. Depending on how I ate and slept the day before, my strength will vary. I can usually hit 36 to 38 reps at 225 pounds for one set. That equates to over 580 pound one rep max. My personal record is 43 reps in a row at 225 pounds for one set. But I am now 46 years old. The reps are 3/4 reps, elbows a little more bent than 90 degrees. I'm careful not to go below the back of my skull because I could tear the smaller muscles inside my shoulders. I keep the weight within my "power range". When I go heavy, I will wear elbow wraps for the heavier sets. I will only go up to 405 pounds for sets of 10 reps. I will do 5 to 7 heavy sets. My shoulder press has always been freakishly strong. I have really long arms. My bench is not nearly as strong. I can't do anything near what I can with my shoulders. Both of my knees are reconstructed from football. My ankle is reconstructed because of track (hurdles). That is why my squat is about the same as my shoulder press. I have never found a competition for shoulder press around where I live. I do know that I was tops on most of the teams I played for but I am getting older. I have a video posted on Facebook but I deleted my account. You still might be able to find it. I don't want to say my name though. Are we allowed to post videos on here? If we can I will. I didn't mean to fuck up on my first post. So, to everyone, I am sorry. I just wanted advice for gear that would help me at my age. I don't want damage to my knees or other joints. I really don't know what gear I should use or even how much gear. I'm here to be honest and truthful. To get advice about gear and how to use it. I obviously made a few mistakes already, even with gear I thought about. So I need to reverse and take the great advice I have already been given. But I still have a ton of questions.

Sincerely,

JK9191

My apologies. I did do some research. However, I wanted to ask. You are right. I thought too big. What would you suggest for me? I want to keep my joints strong as well. Any advice is much appreciated. The problem with the internet, is that everything is differentiated. I thought I would ask the professionals, gather information and make a better and informed decision.

Thanks,

JK9191

You're correct. I know a lot about them. But I don't know the details of how to do a cycle. I've never tried that. I know exactly what it does. I've seen horror stories too. But I wanted to try one cycle. I don't know the amounts or what goes with what. It's more taboo than you would think. Especially with all the constant testing. Plus, the strength coaches would know and you would be in big trouble, well the ones who trained me anyways. So, in short, ya a ton of dudes I played with took it. But I never tried a cycle. I posted wrong, got my fucking face kicked in for no reason. I'm not on here to fucking cock fight. I'm on here to be truthful and to get questions answered by the so called pros. So, everyone - fucking be nice!!!