Standing military press 101

[anthrax]

How do you perform this movement ?

Do you stop at hears level or go down until the BB touches the chest (which enables to pause for a second and then do an explosive concentric phase)?

Do you keep the elbows under the BB or slighly in front of it (a bit like an oly front squat) ?

Shoulders wide stance ?

Retracted and pressed down scapula ?

 

[BOOEY]

I go down until the bar is below my chin. When I go heavy, I'll rest it on my chest for a split second before exploding it up.

 

[LeanMeanHockeyMachine]

Keep your elbows mostly under the bar, keeping the elbows out front may be harmful to them, and hold the bar slightly wider than shoulder width. Not sure about the scalpula though...

 

[anthrax]

Thx guys!

 

[view]

i bring the bar down to touch the top of my chest but do not pause. the only time I pause is if I am push pressing an extra rep or two out.

 

[b fold the truth]

Jerks: touch chest, elbows fwd a bit
Push Press: same
Strict Press: same but with SLIGHT pause

Keep your back arched.

PLEASE RIGHT CLICK AND "SAVE TARGET AS"!!!!

Few clips from my OHP workout on Monday:
Started with log clean and press...

2 3/8" Axle Jerk From Racks
warm ups
350 x 2 misses

Axle Push Press from racks
310 x 1 and 1 miss

Axle Strict Press
220 x 6

B True

 

[d3track]

I go down until the bar is below my chin. When I go heavy, I'll rest it on my chest for a split second before exploding it up.

ditto

 

[BOOEY]

Jerks: touch chest, elbows fwd a bit
Push Press: same
Strict Press: same but with SLIGHT pause

Keep your back arched.

PLEASE RIGHT CLICK AND "SAVE TARGET AS"!!!!

Few clips from my OHP workout on Monday:
Started with log clean and press...

2 3/8" Axle Jerk From Racks
warm ups
350 x 2 misses

Axle Push Press from racks
310 x 1 and 1 miss

Axle Strict Press
220 x 6

B True

Beast! nice vids. Have you entered any competitions since you moved to Greece?

 

[b fold the truth]

Went to Poland in March...going to Serbia in May. Hoping to compete again in Poland, maybe Russia, Austria, China, Thailand, etc...

Ohh...I've never been to Greece. Not yet anyway.

B True

 

[BOOEY]

Went to Poland in March...going to Serbia in May. Hoping to compete again in Poland, maybe Russia, Austria, China, Thailand, etc...

Ohh...I've never been to Greece. Not yet anyway.

B True

Ah, for some reason I thought you were in Greece. I see now in your location it says Cyprus. So are you part of a federation or just a "free-lance" strongman?

 

[b fold the truth]

Ah, for some reason I thought you were in Greece. I see now in your location it says Cyprus. So are you part of a federation or just a "free-lance" strongman?

As for right now...the American Strongman Association still recognizes me as an IFSA Pro Strongman. Hopefully I can compete in the US this year and keep that status. I'll be competing at non-sanctioned events as well as part of the United Strongman Series this year.

B True