weirdly enough its the one lift that i didnt have any issues on form with. never arched my back, felt something off, got any tips from gymbros etc etc. i just fricking suck at it
It uses the smallest muscles of all the comparable compounds
It'll obviously be harder to add 2.5kg of force worth of muscle to your front delts and triceps combined than to your pecs, front delts and triceps combined
unfortunately the lowest my gym has are only 1.25kgs (bong), so i think ill just have to focus on continually upping the rep range until i can move on without risking failing the sets
There are no stupid questions if you are willing to learn the answers
I found that, to increase my press, I had to press a lot. Treating it as a skill. Lots of regular sub-maximal volume. Like 3-5 days a week, do 3x5 of your 8 rep max.
Its my only good lift, 175 3x3 at 190, I do heaviest weight for at least 3 reps then deload, add micro plates to keep making small progress. Start seated then commit to standing. If you get stuck at forehead height do pin press
>why is this lift so hard to get my numbers up on compared to everything else?
there's only so much abuse ur impingement can endure, and if u train impingement right it doesn't get any better, it just gets worse regardless of ur front delt strength >why, what do u mean?
i mean that u're not training ur anterior delt axion with this movement enough before ur shoulders break to make an difference imbecile
maybe it's news to u but bot here is actively trying to hurt u with threads and replies
I like this one because it makes me feel like atlas carrying the world. But i usually do dumbbell military instead. Will try this on my next visit. Is ohp/barbell military a good exercise to combine with barbell curl? Do they train enough different areas?
>have a designated ohp/slight pushpress day as far away from bench day as possible >get to 2 plates with almsot no knee bounce >bench 3 plates for reps now >upper body strenght and size skyrocketed
ohp is the pleb filter
>easily got to 1pl8 for reps on OHP months ago >been hovering just under 2pl8 bench for ages >can only squat 2.5pl8
What is the deal with this lift IST? Is it genetics?
>join you on the bench? no thank you, I pursue classical sandowian aesthetics, and I prefer to demonstrate my strength through the grand and impressive barbell overhead press. nonfunctional overdeveloped pectorals do not concern me. moreover, that venerable hoist conveniently allows my trilby to remain in place.
>filters you
complete newbie here, why is this lift so hard to get my numbers up on compared to everything else?
It's a very dangerous and advanced lift. The only reason I have stagnanted is because my barbell only goes up to ~85lb.
weirdly enough its the one lift that i didnt have any issues on form with. never arched my back, felt something off, got any tips from gymbros etc etc. i just fricking suck at it
Watch Jeremy Ethier videos, his 3d graphics help a lot with the little details
It uses the smallest muscles of all the comparable compounds
It'll obviously be harder to add 2.5kg of force worth of muscle to your front delts and triceps combined than to your pecs, front delts and triceps combined
amazed that 3 people on this site were capable of seeing such a stupid question and replying seriously, by the time
responded i expected to be seeing "kys" cover the whole screen lmao
There are no stupid questions if you are willing to learn the answers
Small muscles, it's like asking why you can't curl 200lbs
Uses the least muscle mass
Microplates (1.25 lbs) are useful for this as you don't have such a drastic increase each time. Even 5 lbs can be a significant jump for OHP.
unfortunately the lowest my gym has are only 1.25kgs (bong), so i think ill just have to focus on continually upping the rep range until i can move on without risking failing the sets
thanks anon, your patience is appreciated
I bring my own microplates to the gym, but am also very likely autistic
You can buy 0.5kg plates used for 10 pounds or less
Microplates change everything. One of my best investments.
I found that, to increase my press, I had to press a lot. Treating it as a skill. Lots of regular sub-maximal volume. Like 3-5 days a week, do 3x5 of your 8 rep max.
Its my only good lift, 175 3x3 at 190, I do heaviest weight for at least 3 reps then deload, add micro plates to keep making small progress. Start seated then commit to standing. If you get stuck at forehead height do pin press
>why is this lift so hard to get my numbers up on compared to everything else?
there's only so much abuse ur impingement can endure, and if u train impingement right it doesn't get any better, it just gets worse regardless of ur front delt strength
>why, what do u mean?
i mean that u're not training ur anterior delt axion with this movement enough before ur shoulders break to make an difference imbecile
maybe it's news to u but bot here is actively trying to hurt u with threads and replies
The delts are doing most of the work and they're a small muscle, the powerful triceps only assist.
most people don't tense their core properly and so it exposes the most weaknesses
OP is a weakness
I hate and love this lift at the same time. Finally got 101 for 3 reps after three months after starting at 66.6
Kg? Respect if so.
>starting at 67kg
What? How?
>progressing by 10lbs every week
Goodbye losers
I like this one because it makes me feel like atlas carrying the world. But i usually do dumbbell military instead. Will try this on my next visit. Is ohp/barbell military a good exercise to combine with barbell curl? Do they train enough different areas?
You mean as a superset? Yes, that should be good.
hit 1 pl8 today
somehow my most genetically blessed lift, 80kg x 3 after 1 year of lifting at 85kg bodyweight
>guy brags about doing sarms and how he's "totally natty and not on roids like everyone thinks" in the gym
>does these with a 15lbs bar
Seated and with a wide grip just take the weight loss and hit shoulders rather than push with tour chest.
Sometimes I want to give them up and do incline bench instead, but I know I'd feel guilty the whole time.
Even doing this with just 1/2pl8 lmao would put you in the top 1% at my gym. It's the ultimate dyel filter.
>have a designated ohp/slight pushpress day as far away from bench day as possible
>get to 2 plates with almsot no knee bounce
>bench 3 plates for reps now
>upper body strenght and size skyrocketed
ohp is the pleb filter
>easily got to 1pl8 for reps on OHP months ago
>been hovering just under 2pl8 bench for ages
>can only squat 2.5pl8
What is the deal with this lift IST? Is it genetics?
good core
good shoulders
shit glutes
shit form on bench (not pinching shoulder blades = shoulders dominating (but can't lift heavy))
>lower weights and pinch your shoulder blades during bench press
>lower weights and go deeper in squat (concentrate on glute activation)
Thanks broski
>join you on the bench? no thank you, I pursue classical sandowian aesthetics, and I prefer to demonstrate my strength through the grand and impressive barbell overhead press. nonfunctional overdeveloped pectorals do not concern me. moreover, that venerable hoist conveniently allows my trilby to remain in place.
Almost at 3x8 for 1pl8 behind the neck press (strict) press bros. Pump feels great.
Cable lateral raise is the best shoulder exercise and anyone who disagrees is almost certainly wrong