[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i worked up to a BW overhead military press…got 10 dead stop reps. i also did some reverse grip military pressing. haven’t done them standing before. i do them a lot as a bench press variation.
Woa. Marauder, you’re one strong man. Impressive work.
This thread is brutal.
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
1/17/12
VIDEO:
I noticed a few things on this lift:
Texag, you asked 5 pages back I think, but I lift at Metroflex Mid Cities in Euless next to DFW airport.[/quote]
Dove, hey when i push up the bar i just tighten my abs ok. I am doing this so to protect my lower back and yeah i feel sore the next day in my legs hips and butt… I take a shoulder width stance… some times I lift from the floor and some times from a rack, but from the shoulder width stance i push the bar up very close to my face and I have to bring my head back or else i would hit my nose, then when the bar passes my nose i push straight over my head around my ears, and I go to full lock out.
I’ve seen guys push the bar with a very wide hand position, this is i think a shorten range and I think this would actually hurt or injury my shoulders faster than any thing…
I m trying to get pass my best press but every time i try to pass it i get injured so this time i am going to work up to 95% of my 1 rep max and then come back down in the following workout for pressing at a lower % and then after a few weeks or so run back up at it… Its all experimentation… Do you have any other exercises that help your pressing?
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i worked up to a BW overhead military press…got 10 dead stop reps. i also did some reverse grip military pressing. haven’t done them standing before. i do them a lot as a bench press variation.
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How did the reverse grip hit you?[/quote]
it really targets the medial head of the delts and triceps big time.
[quote]DarkNinjaa wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i worked up to a BW overhead military press…got 10 dead stop reps. i also did some reverse grip military pressing. haven’t done them standing before. i do them a lot as a bench press variation.
Woa. Marauder, you’re one strong man. Impressive work.
This thread is brutal.
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why thank you pretty lady.
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
[quote]Kalle wrote:
thanks everyone I’ve missed this weight 3x so I wasn’t going to let it happen again!
No dessert for me 
I’m currently dieting to make a lower weight class [/quote]
It was a poor attempt at a math joke. Sorry.
What are you trying to get down to?[/quote]
haha my bad I get it now…
I will be competing in the 175 class I plan to cut from 185
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Aren’t you at 198? How long do you have?[/quote]
195 at the moment. I got awhile It will be easy I’m just starting now to keep strength and get used to being around that weight
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
I noticed a few things on this lift:
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Interesting thoughts and I agree with you likewise we could all use more rear delt work.
Also yeah I can’t use a belt for this lift at all.
I keep my feet straight out i brace my abs and flex my lats and do my best to keep my upper body as straight as possible. Never gotten a quad cramp
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i worked up to a BW overhead military press…got 10 dead stop reps. i also did some reverse grip military pressing. haven’t done them standing before. i do them a lot as a bench press variation.
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How did the reverse grip hit you?[/quote]
it really targets the medial head of the delts and triceps big time. [/quote]
Thanks.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye****
Video submissions for the Z-Press Challenge within the Challenge are due in one week(ish), the 28th of January.
No pic of weight on scale needed, I think we can all trust each other enough to accurately self-report.
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This is a great thread. The overhead press is an awesome lift. I usually keep my overhead press sets to low reps to keep good form and work on being explosive, but I started training with a 5/3/1 template and did a 10 rep set. Thought I’d join the fun and post. If anyone wants to comment on my form though, I’d appreciate. I’m not sure I’m leaning back too much on the later reps.
145x10
Bump this!
missed 275 on log press again Sunday lol didn’t mean to go for it but was training with a different group and these things happen. Backed down and hit 205x10 for a pr
I went easy Monday, saving up for Wednesday, aka z-press day. Did 1 arm DB snatch, front squats (ended up deadlifting in between sets), some standing French curls and isometric z-press at my stick pt.
My point, the DLs just kinda happened.
193x5 strict press bw strictx5 I got more in me but 3 days of pressing a week takes its toll!
BW z-press done, however, the “feat” was put into its place while I was unloading the bar.
Young guy walks up, says “Professor ________, I took your class last year. I really liked the class and it’s still my favorite course.”
Trumped fulfilling the challenge within the challenge.
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
BW z-press done, however, the “feat” was put into its place while I was unloading the bar.
Young guy walks up, says “Professor ________, I took your class last year. I really liked the class and it’s still my favorite course.”
Trumped fulfilling the challenge within the challenge.[/quote]
Congrats!
I pressed a hay bail over my head today but video didn’t load it was tricky to get in position but only about around 80lbs
[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
BW z-press done, however, the “feat” was put into its place while I was unloading the bar.
Young guy walks up, says “Professor ________, I took your class last year. I really liked the class and it’s still my favorite course.”
Trumped fulfilling the challenge within the challenge.[/quote]
Nice work on both accomplishments. 
.[quote]Kalle wrote:
I pressed a hay bail over my head today but video didn’t load it was tricky to get in position but only about around 80lbs[/quote]
Nice!
You stole my idea. I was thinking largest dimensional object for February’s chall(challenge)enge. i.e., challenge within a challenge. Excluding empty cardboard boxes, of course.
We can all vote this weekend once everyone posts video.
Pressed 215 x 3 Which is a rep PR for me.
I tried a bodyweight z-press and narrowly missed it after I did my normal pressing.
hit a couple PR’s today on overhead press’n
275x9- + 4 rep PR
reverse grip overhead press
245x6 + 20lb PR
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Pressed 215 x 3 Which is a rep PR for me.
I tried a bodyweight z-press and narrowly missed it after I did my normal pressing.[/quote]
Good effort and well fought.
I think the z-press could get its own day. I did find that squatting heavy singles between sets prepped my body for the lift. Plyo push-ups were actually counter-productive. It could be from all the C&PP I do, legs then shoulders.
Post the video when you get the BW z-press.