I’ve long known on paper that in a so called “hollywood transformation” it’s all about being lean with trap, shoulder, neck, and forearm development.
Coming from a solid burly type base, I’ve been prioritizing shoulders at present.
I’ve learned some stuff :
To build the shoulders well you need to be pressing.
Dumbbell pressing has more of an effect on the shoulders than with a barbell.
With the barbell clean & press it’s more proportionately trapezius and triceps than shoulder. The dumbbell hits the traps too, in a different way than the barbell.
John Grimek was described as using the see saw press as a frequent movement.
Sig Klein described it as the #1 shoulder muscle builder.
I’ve been emulating Grimek and listening to Klein.
See saw pressing is transforming my upper body.
Hitting the shoulders and abs hard, I look better. It’s the side effect of stronger. The see saw press makes you stronger.
Intermittent fasting has me leaner.
Combine the two.
If you have a solid base to begin with you can bring your physique up a level by regularly see saw pressing, particularly if your shoulders need work, and intermittent fasting.
It’s working well.
-J