Just a couple questions on those neutral grip OHPs.
How are they feeling, and is there a reason why you don’t “poke your head through the window” like people would with a barbell?
I haven’t pressed with my palms out since 7/2021. feels normal to me
lazy 
if you were to tell me I am leaving something on the table I’d start all over with an empty bar…
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11/17/2022 JP FB B
rdl 250x8
squat 420x1, 350x9
leg extension 50x15
standing calf raise 50
roman chair 45x10
db bench 90x0, 60x19
seated Barbell Press 140x15
cable Overhead Triceps Extension 50x14
db row 90x10
Seated Arnold Press 25x14
single arm tricep push down 50x15
db curl 25x13
2-mile walk
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You’re way stronger than me and clearly it works for you aesthetically so I wouldn’t dream of telling you to do it another way! I just rarely see it done like that so was wondering if there was any conscious reason. I guess that way it’s almost like doing it with a very slight tinge of it being an incline press, not a problem at all. I do love the upper back activation I get when poking my head through though, as well as feeling my way through the stability at the top.
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Damn, are you ok?
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I’m open to the conversation. I appreciate your input and will work on it.
It’s different/better than Twitter where they go straight to “not a single rep was performed today”
I can also see how what I did, and what the man in this video is doing is not the same thing.
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Yes. Thanks for asking. I did decide to move forward with the 60’s not the 90’s
In a famous clip from pumping iron it’s seen doing it very similar to how you do it (albeit with a barbell), I guess there’s no “wrong way”, but the way I often see it done now seems to be a standard that most adhere to. I have read that a lot of bodybuilders may avoid full lockout or fully over the head due to mobility issues, or maybe even impingement due to muscle size. I dunno, if I see something that I don’t quite understand I see it as an opportunity to maybe learn something as opposed to just demonizing it ignorantly. There were times when I hadn’t been in the gym long where I thought I “knew” something because I read an article or watched a video, only to shut myself down weeks later after realizing I was way off understanding and the nuance can be way deeper than I could ever have believed.
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I personally cannot press overhead due to my shoulders (even with empty hands my arms cannot get overhead) so I always presumed it was due to shoulder issues and potential mobility problem from the injury you had.
I don’t think they avoid it. They just don’t have a choice. A lot of bodybuilders struggle to do basic human movements (as do I and my shitty shoulders)
He is indeed a strong man. Got me thinking I should just do OHP pressing like this. It clearly works!
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Yup. I believe it’s also a big reason why you rarely see a bodybuilder do a seated press with anything higher than around 70-85degrees (and rarely to full lockout).
We all gotta make do with what we got. This is why a lot of these “this exercise is the best” arguments fall flat. Anthropometry, injuries, and even what you enjoy/feel work the most comes into play.
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11/18/2022 JP FB C
incline bench 170x17
seated db press 60x10
dip +90x6
chest supported row 360x8
fly 35x15
single arm tricep push down 40x20
preacher curl 180x10
db rdl 90x8
squat 260x20
leg extension 50x15
standing calf raise 50
cable ab crunch 20x25
2-mile walk
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11/19/2022 JP FB D
rdl 250x10
squat 420x1, 475x5
leg extension 50x10
standing calf raise 50
roman chair 45x10
Push-Up 109
fly 25x12
dip bw x 36
ntrl pullups bw x 18
One-Arm Cable Raise 25x15
single arm tricep push down 40x14
one arm cable curl 25x11
2-mile walk
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You ever mess with your footing on squats? I’d think going a bit wider would help you stay more upright for SSB Squats, but it’s hard for me to tell where the weight is leaning from here.
For the record, you squat like a shitload more than me.
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Worth a try
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It also means I’m just not strong enough, yet.
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Don’t feel qualified to comment but butt back first then break at the knees should allow to stay more upright. It’s very impressive though, it’s nearly a good morning.
Obviously try it will lighter weights first.
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thank you. I’ll give it a shot.
I can’t find it anywhere, but this reminds me of something wendler once said. He was talking about doing power cleans in the football weight room. Essentially it broke down to “form is important, to an extent. That being said, an Olympic lift doing a clean with 315 is strong. A 250lb linebacker just muscleing 315 up in a shitty power clean is a god damn monster”
So fuck being upright, your a god damn monster
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I appreciate these words. Thank you.
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11/20/2022 JP FB A
Barbell Flat Bench Press 315x9
ohp 160x10
cable push-down bar 50x15
barbell row 315x9
Dumbbell Side Lateral Raises 40x13
single arm tricep push down 40x20
cable curl 50x11
leg curl 45x10
squat 240x18
leg extension 50x15
standing calf raise 50
cable ab crunch 20x25
2-mile walk
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