Jim Wendler has 5 tips to improve your overhead press Use a false grip – better bar path Hold the bar in the shelf of your lats – be stronger at the bottom View it as a total body lift – keep your body tight, squeeze your glutes Use volume to get stronger – do […]
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Are you ready for the Overhead Press?
Over at T Nation Todd Bumgardner goes over some points you might want to consider before starting heavy overhead presses. Before you start shoulder pressing we need to assess a few things: Excessive internal rotation at restScapular anterior tiltScapular winging. Shoulder Flexion Test Scapular Wall Slide checking T-Spine Extension Exercises to address shoulder problems Glenohumeral joint […]
Useful Form Cues
Over at reddit some users compiled a Checklist for Lifts. Maybe you find one that’ll help your lifts. Deadlift don’t think about picking the bar up, but think about pushing the world away from the bar. Leg press the world away from the bar, in essence. pull the bar in toward you by engaging your lats throughout […]
Barbell Complexes – Build Muscle, Lose Fat
Justin from 70sbig.com wrote a little post about Barbell Complexes and why they’re awesome. Working big compound movements with full range of motion on all joints will give you a whole body workout like no other. They can provide a dose of high intensity conditioning stress, yet also take the major joints through a full range […]