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Home » Donny Shankle » Press in Split Q&A with Glenn & Donny

Press in Split Q&A with Glenn & Donny

January 27, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Glenn Pendlay anf Donny Shankle sat down to adress some question they received on Donny’s Press in Split Drills and Split Jerk Foot Position video.

Notes:

Q: How wide should the feet be in the split?
A: slightly wider than shoulder widths

Q: What about the back foot position?
A: back heel outward, don’t rotate (knee can’t drop)

Q: What about the weight distribution between the feet?
A: Glenn says 60/40, Zygmunt Smalcerz says 45/55, Donny says 50/50

Q: Can I do the presses behind the neck?
A: 

  • not important , it’s only a warm up exercise, no dramatic difference.
  • easer from behind the neck, when you don’t have a great split to start with
  • never done before, might try from behind the neck first

Q: What about the back knee dropping?
A:

  • it’s important that the front knee is not moving forward or back, whether you press or jerk from the split
  • exercises helps ou to keep the hips under the bar
  • front knee moving forward -> hips come forward -> bar comes forward-> can’t support a heavy weight
  • most important aspect of that lift: no horizontal motion with the front knee, and only vertical motion at the hips
  • beginners keep pressing until they can keep their body in correct position for a whole set of 5, then move on to the jerk

Q: What are proper weights to use?
A:  for the press Donny is about 30 % of his heaviest Jerk

Filed Under: Donny Shankle, Glenn Pendlay, instruction, technique, weightlifting

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