The American log press record holder Rob Kearney used to avoid strict pressing as he was able to rely on his massive split jerk to get him over 400 pounds on the log. Once he incorporated strict pressing, as well as other accessory lifts to build his shoulders, he pressed 475 pounds for a new American record.
Whether you compete in a sport with overhead events like strongman, or you just like being able to press something heavy overhead, this program is for you. The following 8-week program will provide two upper body days per week to help build the overhead press.
To answer this question, we need to define strength. But there are many ways to define strength, so we all have to come up with our own method for defining strength. For me, it’s the squat.
Weaknesses in rack position, leg drive, or the lower back will severely hold back your overhead press strength. Here are solutions to each of those problems.
This article provides a list of some of the various and sundry factors that help contribute to winning a strongman or strongwoman pro card.
Looking at lats, thoracic mobility, and the ribcage during an overhead exercise can tell you a lot about a person’s pattern, position, and movement quality.
Strongman requires speed, endurance, strength, and explosiveness. What if you could build all of these qualities at the same time?
If I had to pick the three most common mistakes I’ve witnessed in the last 10 years of seeing lifters miss with the log, here they are, with a video of Zydrunas Savickas coaching the movement.
Most women are unfamiliar with this movement but, with the right techniques and teaching methods, this can be one of the easiest ‘big’ exercises to learn.
Trouble locking out? Bigger triceps will help your bench and overhead press. Molly Edwards shows us how to develop them in a triset
EliteFTS™ Julia Ladewski performs a set of overhead presses with an EliteFTS™ Rackable Cambered Squat Bar.
Looking to get the most out of your time between competitions? This program provides guidance on how to lay out your strongman training.
A comprehensive exercise technique clinic including a four exercise progression for athletes
Considered by some strength experts as “the fourth lift” in their list of basics. Learn how to do it correctly by one of the top gym authorities.
If your shoulders are giving you problems, but you still want to work on your overhead press, you need to give this a try.
Video demonstration of Swiss Bar Press with Bands Around Wrist.
The overhead press is a staple for bodybuilders, powerlifters, strongmen, and pretty much everybody.
These are an added variation to military pressing with kettlebells.
To set up for standing “strip the rack” close grip shoulder presses, you set the J-hook in the power rack at chin level.
There is not much to an over head press that has not already been said 100 times.
If you haven’t given overhead pressing a fair shot, throw it into your routine for a few weeks and see what happens.
Players need overall lower body strength, single leg strength, upper back and shoulder strength, mobility, and a solid core. The game also subjects players to pounding and stress on the lower body.
