Overhead Press Challenge Thread

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[quote]Tex Ag wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:
Nothing spectacular

225x4 log press strict

233x1 strict press with axle

275x1 log press

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

at around 200lbs [/quote]

Cannot see the log presses but love the variety anyway. Nice axle press.[/quote]

Thanks I tried to paste to the exact time but they are in these videos

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^ you should post the car deadlifts in the Widowmaker Thread, you can embarrass me in there too! At first I thought you dropped handle on your foot.

That is some awesome stuff.

In the log, are the handles along the axis of the bar or are they parallel? (I hope that makes sense.)

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[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
^ you should post the car deadlifts in the Widowmaker Thread, you can embarrass me in there too! At first I thought you dropped handle on your foot.

That is some awesome stuff.

In the log, are the handles along the axis of the bar or are they parallel? (I hope that makes sense.)[/quote]

Parallel handles.

haha that 20 rep set was pretty easy i thought Nats would be more of a rep fest but my 4 reps was good enough for 3rd place lol heavy heavy heavy

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I will go get my log loaded up. Not quite like yours, mine is a log.

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I got an initial clean and strict press of 9 reps at 185 last night. Unfortunately, it was too dark outside to get camera phone video.

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[quote]spk wrote:
maraudermeat, how much do you weigh?

very very awsome lifts to all that posted…

[/quote]

i’m weighing 250 right now. trying to put on some mass though so hopefully that will go up.

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[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
I got an initial clean and strict press of 9 reps at 185 last night. Unfortunately, it was too dark outside to get camera phone video.[/quote]

There is a reason cars have headlights…

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[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:

question for you:

What do you think the benefits are of doing a seated Arnold press versus a regular seated DB press? I don’t think I’ve ever tried this variant and am a bit curious.[/quote]

the arnold presses are good because it hits more of the shoulder. rotating the grip places stress on the medial head as well as the anterior head. i used to have all kinds of shoulder problems that had been brought on by having a severe muscle imbalance. my anterior head was much stronger than the medial and posterior. i started doing things like reverse grip bench press, neutral grip pressing, face pulls, dumbell cleans…things that hit the entire shoulder. since then my shoulders feel awesome and i can lift without any pain at all.

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[quote]cueball wrote:
MM, I noticed that you have varying hand positions for your OH presses. Lighter work you have a wider grip and heavier you have a narrower grip. Any specific reason/benefit you have for doing this? Shoulder health maybe, or do you get better pressing power out of a narrower grip?[/quote]

i find that i can support the heavier weight easier at the bottom with a close grip but it has it’s drawbacks. it’s much harder to lockout. i find that the narrow grip transfers better to my bench.

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[quote]Tex Ag wrote:

[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
I got an initial clean and strict press of 9 reps at 185 last night. Unfortunately, it was too dark outside to get camera phone video.[/quote]

There is a reason cars have headlights…[/quote]

Got no car around where I lift outside.

Here’s 205 for 4 from a while back to make up for it.

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/blog_sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_log/double_ds_log?id=3946365&pageNo=5

Video at the top of the page.

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[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:

[quote]Tex Ag wrote:

[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
I got an initial clean and strict press of 9 reps at 185 last night. Unfortunately, it was too dark outside to get camera phone video.[/quote]

There is a reason cars have headlights…[/quote]

Got no car around where I lift outside.

Here’s 205 for 4 from a while back to make up for it.

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/blog_sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_log/double_ds_log?id=3946365&pageNo=5

Video at the top of the page.[/quote]

Out of lack of entertainment value at the start of the video I start doing British nature commentary which detracted from the actual lifting because my narration was way off at that point.

Nice lifts and nice set-up

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Video is not great (especially considering my previous comments to DD about lighting) but here it is. Loaded up my pressing log with all the weight I could. About 22 ft of 3/8ths chain and a couple of 15s from a garage sale. Not sure how much the log weighs, I know it is north of 100 lbs but not sure how much, but a bit awkward to lift when compared to a barbell. (I hit 92k earlier this week if that gives any comparative value).

I got 2, the second one was slow and ugly - my wife just about gave up on the effort which is why the camera traveled down before the log did.

I thought I was going to have to get the log to my chest and stand up with it but since the handles are not in the center of the log I could not see forearm curling the thing over so I just yanked.

EDIT: Did some figuring, guestimate total poundage around 180 to 190 lbs. Not big compared to y’all but then I am not big compared to y’all.

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:

[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:

question for you:

What do you think the benefits are of doing a seated Arnold press versus a regular seated DB press? I don’t think I’ve ever tried this variant and am a bit curious.[/quote]

the arnold presses are good because it hits more of the shoulder. rotating the grip places stress on the medial head as well as the anterior head. i used to have all kinds of shoulder problems that had been brought on by having a severe muscle imbalance. my anterior head was much stronger than the medial and posterior. i started doing things like reverse grip bench press, neutral grip pressing, face pulls, dumbell cleans…things that hit the entire shoulder. since then my shoulders feel awesome and i can lift without any pain at all. [/quote]

I’m not dove, but thanks for that knowledge!

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:

[quote]spk wrote:
maraudermeat, how much do you weigh?

very very awsome lifts to all that posted…

[/quote]

i’m weighing 250 right now. trying to put on some mass though so hopefully that will go up. [/quote]

At your height that 250 is stretched pretty thin…lol

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:

[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:

question for you:

What do you think the benefits are of doing a seated Arnold press versus a regular seated DB press? I don’t think I’ve ever tried this variant and am a bit curious.[/quote]

the arnold presses are good because it hits more of the shoulder. rotating the grip places stress on the medial head as well as the anterior head. i used to have all kinds of shoulder problems that had been brought on by having a severe muscle imbalance. my anterior head was much stronger than the medial and posterior. i started doing things like reverse grip bench press, neutral grip pressing, face pulls, dumbell cleans…things that hit the entire shoulder. since then my shoulders feel awesome and i can lift without any pain at all. [/quote]

Thanks Meat. I may have to give them a shot at some point.

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More stuff for the thread.

93K at 73k for 1

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Truck tire press

Awkward at first but gets better. Working this weekend on how to load it.

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[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
Truck tire press

Awkward at first but gets better. Working this weekend on how to load it.

[/quote]

Nice. There’s a few sets of washers and dryers in my garage right now that have my eye, but I’m not real sure how I’d do it . . .

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[quote]TheJonty wrote:

[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
Truck tire press

Awkward at first but gets better. Working this weekend on how to load it.

[/quote]

Nice. There’s a few sets of washers and dryers in my garage right now that have my eye, but I’m not r
eal sure how I’d do it . . .[/quote]

Do you have any straps or webbing? I see potential in the dryer, the key is how do you get set for the press.

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230 Press. No clean though.