I haven’t tried doing it myself. In fact I only just thought of it now as I was browsing T-Nation. One of my goals is to be able to planche push up, so I was thinking was there any safety issues of using reverse grip shoulder press to implement the forward part of the delts? A bit like doing a chin-up, except pushing a bar into position, instead of pulling yourself to the bar.
I’m going to try it out on my next shoulder day, I haven’t seen anything like this done before, and it could be very useful to build up strength in the right muscles.
I tried it once a few months ago. I took a set of 135- felt really, relly weird. So, in spite of my better judgement I went to 185 or 205. I absolutely could not keep my elbows under the bar and I dumped bar forward on the first rep. Felt like shit on my wrists and elbows as well. It was just a real unnatural groove for me. Incidentally, I can’t do reverse grip benches either.
I think doing turtles and handstand pushups will help out your planches a lot more, but to each his own. If you can press bodyweight for reps you should be able to do quite a bit.
Search youtube for planche progressions, there was a kid who made a very good video about it.
Sounds a little dangerous to me. Start with an empty bar or try using dumbbells. They would allow wrist rotation at least.
It’s not a smart movement to do for a ton of weight, but I did use it when I dislocated my shoulder. Just didn’t feel like my shoulder would slide out when I did them. I seriously doubt they will help your planches. I think some of the other suggestions above are your best options. Just remember they take time and consistency
A reverse grip military press isn’t going to do anything for your planche. Don’t bother with it – everything about it is wrong.
Start doing dumbbell planche presses, if you aren’t already. Lie on your back on the floor or a bench in the hollow position (shoulders and toes off the ground) with your dumbbells extended vertically. Then, with straight-arms and whichever wrist orientation you prefer, slowly lower the dumbbells towards your waist before reversing direction.
Start very light because these are going to be very hard on the elbows unless you’re already considerably far in your planche progression.
Work a lot of ball planche push-ups, then tuck planche push-ups, straddle planche push-ups, etc. as you get stronger.
Lie on the floor face down with your arms extended at your sides. Bend your elbows so that your hands rest in line with your waist. Keep your fingers pointed towards your toes. Now tighten your whole body and extend from the elbows.
If you do this correctly, your feet should be dragged forward and you should extend to a position leaning considerably over your hands. It is extremely hard, even though your legs are still lying on the ground. This is your most basic “planche push-up.” Work on doing this correctly.
Yeah I practice all those things, and I have made my way up to being able to do feet on wall planche pushups. I thought maybe reverse grip military press would give some variation and help get me up to the next step. I have been trying on and off for the last 3/4 year, I agree every time I rest for more than two weeks I take a step back, its all about consistancy.
ATM my goals are stuck inbetween pro breakdancing and pro strongmanning. I want to put on as much weight as I can so far as to not make doing powermoves too hard to do. I wont have the problem for a few years yet, but yeah, I’m trying to kind of plan ahead.
I want to be a beast, (a BEAST), but I see so many tiny skinny breakers. mmm stupid delema, I know. I should just keep practicing breaking, and lift as heavy and eat as much and get as big as I can.
Do you reckon they would get in the way of each other?
As for the reverse grip, I would have thought it a more natural, just weaker position, for both wrists and shoulders, because of the same way people do chinups.