Modified French Press Article

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I honestly don’t know. Because of a shoulder issue I can’t press heavy anymore

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Hey all,

Possibly stupid question but how are these exercises programmed into a workout? The way I read the article you would complete the modified French press at prescribed sets and reps, then move immediately to the tricep extension, followed immediately by band press downs. Is that right?

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Well, I would argue that it mostly depends on your goal, the rep scheme and the training split that you’re using:

  1. The goal: if you want to get stronger on overhead press, the MFP would be a great option as an accessory movement if your triceps are the weak link. If you want bigger/stronger triceps and you never done MFP before, it could be a great assistance exercise to stimulate new neurological and muscular gains.

  2. Rep scheme: if the reps are low, the exercise would usually be done first or as an assistance exercise in order to strengthen the main movement. It is still a press and could be technically considered a compound accessory movement.

  3. Training split: with a full body, modified push/pull or upper/lower split I would use the MFP as an accessory movement, in the B series (A series is your main lift of the day). If you’re doing a body part split where you are using an accumulation method like trisets for example on arms day, the MFP would be very well suited as the primary exercise for triceps and could be done first in the workout. The example in the article is a perfect example of how you would program a triset for triceps to stimulate strength and growth.

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I think we should name this the Quebec Press in honour of Thib as “modified french press” is too long lol.

The Quebec Press is my new favourite triceps builder. It essentially feels like an overhead version of a JM Press. It’s not quite a tricep extension and not quite a close grip overhead press.
Nothing fatigues my triceps quite like it. I use a longer range of motion with the bar grazing the back of my head, to get more stretch.
Definitely recommend it.

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I appreciate that, but I’m sure someone in the corner of Armenia or Finland (just making things up) came up with it first. I’ve always been wearing of naming an exercise after me or something that point toward me. I have come up with several names for exercises I developed. And I always find it funny when the name catches on and people start referring to the movement with the terminology I came up with 10-20 years ago. I get a kick out of that.

But it’s always something like “Frankenstein squats” or “lumberjack squats” or “Kayak rows” which are more descriptive about what the movement looks like.

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