Hey coach i’m ok with my other lifts, but my military is just sad. i would like to increase it, but don’t know of a smart plan how. i’m a type 3 pure, and i really don’t like 1RMs, i would like to increase something like 5RM. could you give some advice or maybe point me in a direction of a existing training plan?
Allberg is correct, especially when it comes to military pressing. I don’t remember which former olympic lifter (from the era when the press was a competition lift) said it but “to press a lot, you must press a lot”.
If your bench press is doing well and your military press sucks, it’s only a matter of technical or neural efficiency and frequency of non-fatiguing practice on the lift is the secret.
BTW your military press should be 60% of your bench press. If your military press is 60% or more of your bench, then it’s simply a matter of lack of overall pressing strength. The more it istoward 40-50% (or lower) the more likely it is to be a technique issue.
my 1RM is 65, and bench is 140kg…so around 40%. i do empty bar bradford press for 10-15 for 2 sets, and then i ramp for 5 reps till 55, thats my 5RM max atm. i also do alot of scapular pulls ups between sets and band pull aparts. is that ok?
This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.