I do similar. I ended up spending so much time and effort worrying about bracing and core and bent backs and all that jazz, I didn’t have any mental energy left to focus on the pressing. Now I do them seated and I can actually focus on working the pressing muscles.
That sounds about right! Several log posts back, I said it feels like I work everything BUT my shoulders lol
I’ll give the seated a try and see how it goes. Thanks!
Since I have no plans on doing strongman…could care less about doing them standing at the moment.
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The bar is a little forward of your center, which means you are actually pushing from a weak position as far as leverages. A slightly higher elbow position - towards the front - would roll your shoulders back slightly and line the bar up better. But I’m being annoyingly technical here. The leg drive is mostly placebo, you had those reps without it. If the bar isn’t in contact with your anterior delts the leg drive doesn’t transfer, but it gives you a little mental push. Nice work though.
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Don’t push it backwards. It’s more dangerous and not more productive. A straight path centered over the muscle will give you the best development and the least shoulder issues.
Try some Over Head Squats, they are killer for your core (at no weight, start with the bar at most or a lighter than standard bar even, you’re tiny) and will change your standing OHP in remarkable ways.
For me, overhead squats are the most humbling thing I’ve ever done in the weight room.
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I quit eating Ramen when I learned there’s souch wax in those “noodles”, they take three days to leave the gut. No wonder I was so bloated! Maybe other Chinese type noodles are the same…
You’ve had some nice scores lately! I hear you about over extending the lower back with OHP. I have to be mindful of that when pressing heavier weight. Maybe @dagill2 is onto something with doing them seated for a bit.
Thank you for your help. I will work on the elbows/shoulders position.
I have never messed with the oly lifts but @Frank_C shared a good video about learning how to properly clean just yesterday. Hmmm… coincidence? I will add the practice cleans and OHS to warm up until I get the hang of it. Before I had any racks I had to “clean” the bar off the ground. Pretty sure there was no form involved though. How hard could it be? ( must be read in a funny sarcastic tone to get the full effect)
And who you calling TINY mister?
I have done some hard eating this last year to keep these 15 extra pounds on!
Thank you again for your help!
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Well that sounds encouraging 
I eat Ramen maybe once a year. And typically I don’t eat much bread outside of the hamburger bun. I do love hamburgers! I got the sweet biscuits in hopes that my peep would eat some of them, but atlas she refused. So, that was pretty much plain ole binge eating. They were hot and fresh and the first one tasted so good… the rest is history.
I have been blessed! Sometimes it just takes a while for things to come together. Eventually my gym will have a concrete floor, heat, and a/c. When yo ass is broke it just takes longer:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
When I was a kid starting out… most of the guys were not hung up on pressing standing for better or worse. Even Ed Coan would press seated as part of his training. If you asked back then some guys felt it worked the shoulders better in a seated position for several reasons. I think maybe with things like Crossfit and strongman has caused a resurgences in the standing press… Now mind you pressing seated wont transfer 100% to the standing .
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You can generally press more weight seated because the bench will stabilize for you. Good way to build big, strong-ass shoulders, with some carry-over to standing press if you’re working core alongside.
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Thank you for saving the typing time… since after all this time I still have to look at the keyboard when I type. LOL At a speed of maybe 20 words a minute.
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@bulldog9899 and @DaCharmingAlbino
I’m just trying to get stronger all over right. I am hoping the OHPing will strengthen my shoulders, which in turn will carry over a little bit to help my bench. To me, my shoulders seem to be the link. I am not looking for miracles just a 100 lb bench 
We’re not supposed to look at the keyboard?
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I’m not personally finding too much carryover from OHP to BP. I tend to get more from bench variations, benching more often, hammering triceps and upper back/lats and tucking my elbows like someone’s going to steal them.
But my bench still sucks, so don’t listen to me.
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It’s all about which muscles you want to target and stability. The less stable you are, the more energy you lose while trying to balance. The more energy you use to balance, the less weight you can use. Seated with a back rest would be the most stable followed by seated with no back support. Standing is less stable than those two and standing on a phys ball would be the least stable. 
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yes… i know this.
In retrospect I don’t mean to come across pissy
It’s the one lift I have never really worked on, and my bench has been stuck for years so I thought I would see if it helps. Pretty sure it can’t hurt
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