DukeTheSlaya's Journey to Overhead Pressing Like a God

[lava2007]

Yo duke, how big of a carryover has OHP had to your bench? And what cues do you think about when you’re pressing? I’ve never been an OHP guy but I want to throw it in a few times/week

[duketheslaya]

@khangles

RIP powerlifting teletubby.

Lol im not into powerlifting anyway, i havent even back squatted in months.

@khangles

Maybe see if you can get a free trial/pass to check out the gym/s and their equipment before you get stuck with a shitty contract. Get a feel for the gym and its members/atmosphere before you commit.

Thats a good idea, i might just go on a Tuesday and pay $15 to attend strongman class to get a feel for it.

@khangles

n the mean time chuck some searches into google maps and see what comes up. Where I am there’s a decent strongman/powerlifting/OL gym close-ish and didn’t even know it until I had a google of it.

There was Barbarian strength and conditioning (powerlifting, strongman gym) , which unfortunately closed down . Theres also a crossfit gym that includes strongman workouts in there classes but mixed with the other gay crossfit shit, a crossfitter who does strongman yesterday invited me there, but unfortunately i cant just go in and use the equipment r.i.p so that’s a no. I also noticed that a few crossfitters competing at strongman yesterday were strong at log press. Great technique ftom doing olympic lifts.

[duketheslaya]

@I_Luc

Keep up the good work, good to see your keen on strongman, you certainly have time on your side.

I didn’t realise you’re in Perth, bloody great part of our country, was over there earlier this year to see Green day.

Thanks man! Im just a normal gym bro atm (that actually trains legs) so its good if i get into an actual sport instead of just training in general, it will give me some competitiveness and even yesterday i met some great people! . And i totally forgot you were aussie. I knew there was some more around besides @painter27 @MarkKO @Irishman92 @kleinhound @j4gga2 @guineapig @anon96032531

And if you’re interested Next time you’re in perth meet up for a training session

Edit: @simo74 as well. Gotta remember good old simo. Last time i forgot about @kleinhound

[duketheslaya]

@T3hPwnisher

For getting your roots down in strongman, you really don’t need much. Really, just getting gym strong will go a long way,

I noticed that man, alot of the strongman yesterday were mostly former powerlifters. They were strong as oxes.

@T3hPwnisher

You want to make sure you’re strong across a broad range of reps rather than just max singles, and you want a solid conditioning base. While away from implements, if you can find something heavy to pick up and run with (rocks are good, sandbags are easy to DIY, kegs aren’t too hard to acquire), that’ll be good. If you can get an old car tire, you can tie a rope around it and drag it to make a sled. Spend time sprinting and jumping and throwing. Basically, be an athlete, not just a lifter.

Im definitely going to try get some cheap sandbags and fill them in. My cousin dave who i also live with is a diesel mechanic and really crafty. also watched one of alphas video and it says go to a car tire yard and then i can make the tire sled. My gym has a prowler and battle ropes and kettlebells etc so got some good conditioning stuff already. Cheers heaps for all that!
I may change gyms but il have to see. If not il just do strongman class once a week but still go to my gym.

[duketheslaya]

@Destrength

Any press or jerk you walk out of the rack, walk out starting with a clean grip (elbows up and in, bar more in the tops of your hands), then once you have walked it out you can lower your elbows a tad and out (still in front of the bar if you are push pressing or jerking, and if you press like I do then that too), bringing the weight deeper into your hands while it still resting on your chest. You still need your chest to stay up when you do drop your elbows though.

Hope you have fun with the strongman stuff, it’s a pretty nice and well rounded sport as far as physical demands. It requires you to be fast, strong, powerful, and to have some good strength endurance/cardio.

Thanks man!
I have a push press of (70kg) without training it and as my strict goes up so does push press. so thats a good starting point. I feel if i can get my front squat, strict press, push press, deadlift and grip strength up that will help alot with strongman. Plus conditioning etc.
For Was strongest man the weights this year for the under 90s i feel i could get to that strength level in a year. I told them the weights i lift and they said if i add 40-60 to my squat and deadlift and 20kg to my strict press i should be ok and i wont zero the events. I got some great tips from the strongman as well. Also o got invited by one of the strongest there to train at golds gym with them at the class they teach which was cool.

[Destrength]

Nice man, and yeah, there’s definitely some kind of relationship between the two. I don’t really strict press, bench, or incline, but all of those are always stronger when I get back to them.

Just gotta keep up with the consistency, and working hard. Don’t skip out on abs/lower back/upper back/bicep work, you’re going to need them to be strong to stay safe.

[duketheslaya]

@lava2007

Yo duke, how big of a carryover has OHP had to your bench? And what cues do you think about when you’re pressing? I’ve never been an OHP guy but I want to throw it in a few times/week

Well, i have a weak bench so im probably not the one to ask. I think it would have some carryover though. A big bench also requires strong delts, upper back and triceps which having a strong overhead press all involves.

Here are some useful articles and videos which should help get you started. Id definitely recommend overhead pressing,its an awesome lift for upper body power!

Man Up and Military Press

Nailing the Overhead Press

3 Easy Steps to a Bigger Overhead Press

@Alpha has great content for overhead pressing and anything in general. Check him out.

[duketheslaya]

@Destrength

Nice man, and yeah, there’s definitely some kind of relationship between the two. I don’t really strict press, bench, or incline, but all of those are always stronger when I get back to them.

Yeah, you’re pretty darn strong!
Iv started doing incline benching so that should bring up my ohp a little but have to be carefull with it. I also hate benching so instead i close grip, which has recently started making my press go up again.

@Destrength

Just gotta keep up with the consistency, and working hard. Don’t skip out on abs/lower back/upper back/bicep work, you’re going to need them to be strong to stay safe.

Cheers man.

[simo74]

Don’t us blow in Aussies count too !!!

[duketheslaya]

@simo74

Don’t us blow in Aussies count too !!!

Haha! Sorry forgot about you lol and p.s Anyone visiting perth be sure to tell me. Try keeping up with such a young teenage stud .
Might pass up on like @MarkKO though, would cry when i see Mr olympia 2k18 lifting big weights and im lifting like 1kg. Lol

[simo74]

Don’t worry about what Mark lifts, you are doing a good job and the only thing he has on you is time and hard work. Those are both things you have and they don’t cost a cent.

[duketheslaya]

@simo74

Don’t worry about what Mark lifts, you are doing a good job and the only thing he has on you is time and hard work. Those are both things you have and they don’t cost a cent

Cheers man, i was only joking though. not about mark lifting big weights,the part that id be upset. I know eventually il be crushing big weights like mark, but then theyl be his warmup sets lol.

[khangles]

Sounds like you need some help from vitamin s to close the gap

[Koestrizer]

Hey, my sister is visiting Australia soon (very jealous!). Anything that she absolutely has to see?
@MarkKO

[Irishman92]

Where is she visiting? Australia is a huge place

[duketheslaya]

@Destrength @T3hPwnisher @littlesleeper @TX_iron @strongmanvinny2 @brady888 @maxpippa @Koestrizer @flipcollar and anyone else who does strongman/ has experience with the overhead lifts, which is more beneficial to strongman?

Push press or clean and press (with leg drive)

Im thinking clean and press with leg drive? Because cleaning shit is always in strongman like keg clean and press, log, axle, other event etc?

[Koestrizer]

Both won’t hurt. That said I don’t get much out of barbell cleans. I suck at them but cleaning an implement is just so much different. Look at cleaning a log or continental cleans with an axle. It doesn’t has that much in common with a barbell clean. I also don’t see that much strongman practicing barbell cleans. Then again @brady888 might have a very different opionion.

Pressing with leg drive ist vital in my opionion.

[duketheslaya]

@khangles

Sounds like you need some help from vitamin s to close the gap

Yo @painter27 what stuff you got for sale ?

[duketheslaya]

@Koestrizer

Both won’t hurt. That said I don’t get much out of barbell cleans. I suck at them but cleaning an implement is just so much different. Look at cleaning a log or continental cleans with an axle. It doesn’t has that much in common with a barbell clean. I also don’t see that much strongman practicing barbell cleans. Then again @brady888 might have a very different opionion.

Pressing with leg drive isnt vital in my opinion

Hmm, well i have no clue man. I might just have to experiment a bit. I like push pressing because i can push press 70kg haha. Iv never cleaned so il probably be weak at that. If it doesnt have much carryover i wont bother. I dont wont to be doing too many lifts at once. That being said i could cycle them etc

[painter27]

@duketheslaya

Im not really a big sausage fan honestly

I’m quite partial to a sausage sizzle but you cant beat pork chipolatas.

@duketheslaya

WAs strongest man and woman was fucking awesome

haha nothing beats watching people lifting random objects right?
except maybe having a go at it yourself

@duketheslaya

Yo @painter27 what stuff you got for sale ?

I only stock insulin dude, for them diabetic gains