That was an excellent set! The first ROM progression cycle is honestly like drugs: it’s absolutely magical and you can’t ever recapture it, haha. You’re adding reps while increasing ROM: best of all worlds.
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One of your tap-and-go taps was a little too tappy, plus your shoes are dumb and the music choice was off. All-around just a little bit poor if we’re being honest.
(Now to figure out if I can somehow manage 14 reps or if I should just accept this and move on)
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Thanks Pwn, It is surprising me how good (and bad) doing just one top set feels. I am definitely learning to focus in more and just do the next rep.
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I am sure you can.
maybe I should start taking requests
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I am not at all sure I can, and I probably won’t try. I don’t have those nice mats like you have, only some stupid safeties on the rack that are a little bit too clingy clangy for a bunch of reps like that.
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Friday 14 Nov week 3
Push press (from rack)
40’x 3
60 x 3
70 x 3
80 x 3 x 5 sets (176 lbs) -
These were ok, trying to think about jumping the weight off the shoulders. Some reps were good others I just pressed it out.
Leg press
180 x 10 x 4 sets -
Fkn hard work. Really working though some life frustration on these sets. Legs felt pretty strong though, which is great.
Lever squat - facing machine
180 x 10 x 3 sets (4.5 plates a side)
Wow this was hard and what a leg pump. Tendon at the back of my left knee was been sore all day. Think I did too much waking.
Tricep push downs
32 x 17
32 x 15
32 x 10
Big big arm pump
Dumbell shrugs
45 x 10 x 3 sets. (99 lbs)
Another really good session. Soreness pretty much everywhere right now but for some strange reason I like it.
Presses - the push kind and the leg kind
Fatsique update
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Wow. Them some strong looking legs! And arms. And chest. Well… I guess all of it. Lol.
Looking good!
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I, too, am physically excited by the pictures.
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What kind of lunatic would NOT be?
@simo74, you’re a smooth operator!
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Easy guys my head won’t fit in my helmet if you keep this up.
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I am not surprised by this.
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Will match your arms that won’t fit in a shirt. 
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Monday 17 Nov - week 4
Paused push press
Bar x 3
40 x 3
60 x 3
67.5 x 3 x 5 sets - (149 lbs)
Wrists really don’t like these. Wasn’t feeling much pop today. Got better as they went but timing is still rubbish.
Squat
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 2
Belt
120 x 2
140 x 6 x 4 sets - (308 lbs) RPE 8, 8, 8, 8
Hard work. Good reps
Leg ext
100 x 13 x 3 sets
Yer buddy, legs solid after these. The reps were more Tom Platz then Dorrian Yates but they got the job done. Love this old school plate loaded machine, looks cool when it’s loaded right up
Db incline bench (low incline)
37.5 x 8 x 4 sets - (83 lbs)
Hard to get up but smooth reps thereafter. Got 9 reps on the last set. Good
Dumbell row
47.5 x 8 x 3 sets
Solid reps, grip felt really good.
Very very good session
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Personally, I am not a fan of this grip width and high elbow approach. I don’t think it is well suited for basic push pressing. But smarter people than me probably disagree. Seems like something that fits better with Olympic lifts, or anything requiring a double dip.
Me neither, hurts just getting into this position.
Your wrist wrap position seems a bit off but maybe it’s just the video. It seems like they are too far down and not actually covering the the wrist joint.
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I think the elbow position is spot on (could even be slightly lower) but definitely doesn’t constititute a high elbow position like you would see with olympic lifts. If it’s good or not won’t be seen until a few weeks into the future. These things take their sweet time.
Grip width on the other hand is much more individual and dependent on what your shoulder can take torque wise. A wider grip would be an advantage in theory but I for example don’t tolerate that well. You usually trade stability for rom at some point.
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Looking unreasonably dangerous Simpson.
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I think my point is that I would agree with everything you are saying if he was doing a jerk, because the focus there is using your body to accelerate and the “throw your body” under the bar. Shorter rom, less actual pressing. In fact, if done perfectly, you don’t really press at all.
But here we are trying to push press, which is still mostly about pressing, and I don’t see the bar in his hand in a strong position, nor his elbows stacked underneath the bar. I am aware that I may be completely wrong, and even if I am not wrong it is probably only a minor thing that he will overcome with practice anyway.
Mostly, I just think he needs to push harder.
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My understanding from my coaching is that the elbow and starting position should be the same for a jerk or push press; it’s really the difference in receiving. The initial position is all about the transfer of power from the lower body to get the bar up, which again is the same. In the push press, rather than jumping under the bar, you finish the lockout standing and need to push the bar into that final position. So, when you start pushing, your arm position is no longer dictated by the starting position.
That said, all this is easier said then done.
Edit: looking at Simo’s push presses, I think they look pretty good. There is room for more transfer of power from the lower body to the movement, but much of that is due to mobility limitations and practice. It’s not easy to get into the “perfect” starting position, and it’s not easy to integrate the transfer of power. But I see most of the main points correct: the knees come out rather than forward, and the bar looks to be resting across the shoulders rather than “floating” in the hands.