CAswole
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Just recently fell in love with this bad boy. It's tough for me to do strict presses with any real weight so these allow me to get some overhead work in and not destroy my shoulders. Anyone like this beast?
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It's a good assistance lift for the jerk portion of a clean and jerk and can help progress your normal OHP also. They are included in my current programming.
I like working them into my training.
Sometimes i like to use them at the end of an over head press set just to get a couple more and kill those shoulders
TANGO.ECHO.KILO
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Solid.
I do behind the neck push & with full squat, jerk like Doc is talking, and I like using the strongman log with the neutral grips to mix it up.
I do behind the neck push & with full squat, jerk like Doc is talking, and I like using the strongman log with the neutral grips to mix it up.
I've never incorporated them much and I'm not very good at them, but I think I'll do some tonight and see how they feel. I'm currently doing strict press three times a week and tonight is my heavy night on them, so I'll throw about 25lbs more than I was going to do and see what happens.
CAswole
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That would be cool having access to a strongman log. The neutral grip is more comfortable and better for your shoulders.
QUOTE="Perrin Aybara, post: 1512384, member: 79202"]I've never incorporated them much and I'm not very good at them, but I think I'll do some tonight and see how they feel. I'm currently doing strict press three times a week and tonight is my heavy night on them, so I'll throw about 25lbs more than I was going to do and see what happens.[/QUOTE]
I've read that the push press helps your bench more than a strict press, can't remember where though
I've read that the push press helps your bench more than a strict press, can't remember where though
ruckin
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Push press is the king of upper body movements imo, even though it does use your legs also.
Yeah, I've seen that being said before, too. I'm trying to bring up my press a little while I'm not doing meet specific training.
TANGO.ECHO.KILO
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I like to throw in full squat press in the lighter weight warm up range to get the blood pumping, knock out my strict presses, then sometimes finish with heavy push press to "cheat" those last few out.
I used to do them and they worked great, the issue I eventually had was I injured my bicep tendons and when I went back to them it was like my tendons became shock absorbers and they kill my joints now. I do miss the days where I didn't have to worry about shit like this!!
ruckin
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Do you mean that you injured it by doing push presses? Or was the bicep injury unrelated to doing them?
unrelated. The first one I injured carrying a granite countertop into a house, second one was injured flipping a 1,000 lb tire. Both biceps had partial ruptures, from that point on the push press was out, everytime the shock of the barbell coming back down killed them. One of those deals where I figure better safe than sorry
It's great because you can get out the hole with more weight but still strict from mid way to lockout. Plus trains hip explosion as long as the turnover in the dip is fast. If you're slow coming out of the dip you're doing it wrong. How fast going down is up to you. I like fast in and fast out like a punch. You may want to ask your old lady what she likes before you decide on a technique...jk except for the lifting part.
Luffy
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I've read that the push press helps your bench more than a strict press, can't remember where though[/QUOTE]
I believe it was an interview with glen pendlay
ruckin
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I believe it was an interview with glen pendlay[/QUOTE]
I read that recently too. I think it might have been mark rippetoe that said it. Makes perfect sense though since you're locking out more weight with the triceps.
Luffy
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I read that recently too. I think it might have been mark rippetoe that said it. Makes perfect sense though since you're locking out more weight with the triceps.[/QUOTE]
I found it,it is an article on tmag called too much muscle il post a link if someone is interested Too Much Muscle | T Nation
CAswole
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Def seeing some improvement in shoulder width since adding this bad boy. Gonna keep it around forsure
My gym has those plastic logs (VIPR)...20lb and 40lbs and they are pretty cool to use.
