Originally Posted by Nine Pack

If you start out with just one movement for delts, you will build a long term imbalance that is highly likely, at some point, to be the indirect cause of a rotator cuff injury. My clients progress and my own (coupled with complete lack of shoulder injury) tell a different story so I'll stick to what I know. Each to his own though, I'm not saying my word is gospel. A beginner could in fact get away with less (my mistake for not really reading the thread starters post & realising who it was), but even so, presses alone are still not what I'd advise.