help me improve my OH press

[binö]

it's been stuck for like 5 yrs.
can barely get a bodyweight rep, and it's more a push press.

 

[Porportional]

im assuming your talking about shoulder presses right? well alternate between dumbells and the barbell.. also make sure your form is relaxed, where when bringing the weight up your leaning back instead of forwards.. This is the most common mistake people make.. when you lean forward your only using 2/3 of your shoulder strength, when leaning back your using all 3 parts of your shoulder incorporated into your press.

 

[SouthernLord]

High inclines and Overhead Lockouts in the rack from top of head level will help too.

 

[binö]

what about clean and press?
should that figure into OH training?

 

[djeclipse]

What is your current w/o like? maybe you're over training your shoulders, spending too much time on smaller movements that aren't important? Taking away form you over head press. What is your form like (maybe posta video)

Here is a nice vid by Mark Rippetoe on the over head press

1 http://youtube.com/watch?v=pnWgjfQBk-4&feature=related

2 http://youtube.com/watch?v=sebbhlKhs2E&feature=related

I find keeping your elbows up when in the down possition really helps a lot.

And do not lean back like Porportional suggested, it's a good way to hurt yourself.

Push straight up, think of the bar going up above your ears.

 

[Porportional]

good way to hurt, but your also at your strongest when leaning back, this can tie into the whole arguement of why people prefer and not prefer to the behind the back pulldown.. and eclispe u can stop the dickriding to all my posts.. kthxbai

 

[Scotsman]

Bino- What is your current total program like? Could you lay out the days and everything.

It could be a combination of many factors so without knowing what all you're doing there is no way to diagnose a problem.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[binö]

Bino- What is your current total program like? Could you lay out the days and everything.

It could be a combination of many factors so without knowing what all you're doing there is no way to diagnose a problem.

Cheers,
Scotsman

well i'm doing smolov training so i'm working in OH press twice a week currently
then on the other two days i'm benching.
so that's basically it, two days of bb OH and two days of benching.
seems like a lot but i recover quick

 

[djeclipse]

good way to hurt, but your also at your strongest when leaning back, this can tie into the whole arguement of why people prefer and not prefer to the behind the back pulldown.. and eclispe u can stop the dickriding to all my posts.. kthxbai

dickriding? that's a new one.

Stop posting bad info and people won't have to correct you. And stop taking everything so personal, most of all stop whining.

 

[Scotsman]

dj and proportional, knock the bullshit off!

Cheers,
Scotsman