Incline Shoulder Machine Press

Incline shoulder machine press at the gym (45 degree)- is there any particular benefit to performing the exercise in this way?
 
Anyone use one regularly, if so how have you found it?

45 degree would shift more stress onto the pecs, so it would not be the best shoulder exercise.  You need an almost vertical seat for decent shoulder isolation.

Yes but if the OP is talking about the same machine I think he's talking about, I have one in my gym as well: The bench is angled back, but the resistance arms or whatever they're called are also angled back, so you're still pressing completely vertically overhead, you're not pressing at an angle (which you would be if you were pressing the resistance arms just straight up, vertical from the floor). So the only difference between this machine and a regular overhead press would be the angle between your legs and your upper body, which I'm sure wouldn't make too much difference to the exercise? Correct me if I'm wrong INLT.

CitizenKane


Yes but if the OP is talking about the same machine I think he's talking about, I have one in my gym as well: The bench is angled back, but the resistance arms or whatever they're called are also angled back, so you're still pressing completely vertically overhead, you're not pressing at an angle (which you would be if you were pressing the resistance arms just straight up, vertical from the floor). So the only difference between this machine and a regular overhead press would be the angle between your legs and your upper body, which I'm sure wouldn't make too much difference to the exercise? Correct me if I'm wrong INLT.

Exactly- surely the chest can't have much involvement, but what (if any) advantage does it give to the shoulders?

wolves1

CitizenKane


Yes but if the OP is talking about the same machine I think he's talking about, I have one in my gym as well: The bench is angled back, but the resistance arms or whatever they're called are also angled back, so you're still pressing completely vertically overhead, you're not pressing at an angle (which you would be if you were pressing the resistance arms just straight up, vertical from the floor). So the only difference between this machine and a regular overhead press would be the angle between your legs and your upper body, which I'm sure wouldn't make too much difference to the exercise? Correct me if I'm wrong INLT.

Exactly- surely the chest can't have much involvement, but what (if any) advantage does it give to the shoulders?

Can't imagine much tbh. I used that machine a couple of times when I just started out training and I found the angle kind of annoying, more of a psychological thing really, it felt weird pressing overhead while reclining backwards. Maybe someone else could offer some other insights but I personally can't see anything that this machine could offer over a regular overhead pressing machine, and certainly not over overhead pressing with free weights.

Ok, I´m with you.  So there should be no difference then at all really as it is hitting at the same angle.  Might make it a bit more comfortable?  But I agree with Kane above, would feel weird to me.

I know the machine your on about I think mate,  not quite sure of the difference to be honest but definately doesn't appear much chest involvement.

I had one of these machines at a gym I trained at a while ago and I always used to use it.  Good machine.

I wouldn't touch the machine if I have the choice of free weights. Free weights vs machines

I love this machine, and use it in my shoulder routine. I much prefer it to DB press, it just feels more comfortable to me. I use standing BB military press, followed by machine press as my pressing movements.