Military Press Strength vs BW

Yet another strength to weight thread but I have taken a new interest in overhead pressing and really am curious as to what some people on here can do. I never see anyone in my gym doing them so I really don’t have a good gauge.

I’ll start with my 5 rep max because I have never maxed out on these. I mean strict military press from clavicles to lockout and no push press.

I’m 6’2" 200 and my best is 165x5. I’d really like to get to 185x5 at this bodyweight but I’ve been plateud here for a few months now.

  1. 180lbs.
    Millitary press 120lbs X five

140 lbs. for two reps, and I weigh about 175.

135 for 12 reps…never maxed out

i weigh 165…

yea i just went down and maxed out, apperently i didnt weigh 162 but more around 165, my scale kind of sucks and is hard to read, but my max was 160 so i guess i am good around the bodyweight ratio…

Don’t do them often, but about a month ago I was doing 4x6 at 155. I’m 5’10 175-180.

I’m 5’9" and am currently dieting down to try and get into the 242lb class for powerlifting. I’m at 272 right now.

As for the seated military press, I can hit 405 for 1. normally work up to 315 for a set of 10.

meat

[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
I’m 5’9" and am currently dieting down to try and get into the 242lb class for powerlifting. I’m at 272 right now.

As for the seated military press, I can hit 405 for 1. normally work up to 315 for a set of 10.

meat[/quote]

Holy crap! That’s awesome!

[quote]Jillybop wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
I’m 5’9" and am currently dieting down to try and get into the 242lb class for powerlifting. I’m at 272 right now.

As for the seated military press, I can hit 405 for 1. normally work up to 315 for a set of 10.

meat

Holy crap! That’s awesome!
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thanks!!
everything I do, I do to increase my 1RM bench. push presses and militarys have helped a lot.

5’4", 168 and I hit 185x6, 205x3 but have never and will never max on these.

180 x 3 at 6’1" 195.

95 for 5 at 135

What did you do to get them to that weight to begin with? I know size has a big role in it, but did you cycle shoulder exercises for M.E. or something else?

i must be doin something wrong or im just not pushing myself hard enough. i do 4x6 of 115 and i weigh 190. but then again when i do them i do military press, behind neck press, military, behind neck, etc for 6 reps back and forth.

Push pressed 135 at 170

45 yrs old, 5’10 200lbs, I do standing military press 5x5 with 235lbs.

230 strict, 280 push @ 225 bodyweight

Standing military press 214 @ 187

Havn’t done any serious pressing in a couple of years, so at the moemnt I’d probably be weaker at a heaver body weight lol! Mind you last summer I pb’d my seated dumbell press having not done them in a year. I find my bench press training does help or maitain my overhead pressing

strict 175, pp 225, rsj 245

@ 170 lb @ 5’9"

Strict is standing and touching clavicles, of course.

135 press
170 lbs

120 at 138lbs