Clean/Press question for B-Fold/Arioch/CoolCoJ

[bignate73]

Re: Complex

If you wanna kill yourself (again...), you can use this complex:
Start with a hang clean, then push press, then get the bar behind your head, drop into a full squat and push press explosively!!!
Repeat 2-5 times per set.

why not save the rotator cuff the wear and tear and just do it from a front squat?

 

[b fold the truth]

I saw some competitors do a clean and press with 300 yesterday for reps in 60 seconds. They used a 2 3/8" thick bar, non rotating...one guy got 16 reps...amazing...

B True

 

[JOKER47]

Depends on what you want to work more of. If your upper back is weak, clean each rep, then press it. If you pressing ability is weak, clean it once then press it for reps.

You can split the days, including adding a day of light power cleans to work on technique as well as a form of active recovery.

Thanks Arioch. The second is pretty much my problem. Weak overhead pressing. I am hoping the cleaning the weight up then pressing for reps will help overall upper body strength AND work my overhead pressing. Yesterday was the second time, and it sure feels like that it's doing that. I almost fell over after pressing the weight up on the last couple reps.


Joker

 

[Raoul]

Re: Re: Complex

why not save the rotator cuff the wear and tear and just do it from a front squat?

When you do it behind the neck te load feels much lighter, that's why it's at the end of the complex. It's the LEGS that initiate the movement so it's even less stressful that a behind the neck press for that matter. Of course you should have a reasonable amount of flexibility.