What technical tips have helped you increase your overhead press? Also I'm running a pressing clinic at the gym August 24th for those interested! Small group and vert affordable (link in description)

@greghood1552

5 жыл бұрын

The 2 things that really helped me 1. Don't focus on leaning back. Focus on pushing your hips forward. It makes you lean back and keep the bar over mid foot. 2. Try to press the bar behind you. I don't have the shoulder mobility to actually do that, but trying to put it behind me keeps my path vertical. YMMV.

@xw2542

5 жыл бұрын

The biggest ones are putting my triceps on my lats, squeeze the bar as hard as possible, and the narrower grip.

@joeymichael2231

5 жыл бұрын

Squeezing my glutes was the biggest game changer for me. Felt like it made the biggest change with my technique.

@demitrichali667

5 жыл бұрын

I knew all of that already ok but it doesn't help me get stronger or gain strength

@williammclean4080

5 жыл бұрын

technically it might not be a strict press, but bending the knees without using them to drive up the press, is a technique i am experimenting with.

1. Wider Feet 2. Narrower Grip 3. Don't breath during rep. Only breath at the top or at the end. 4. Slight lean backward 5. Press up, not forward. Bar path should go straight up.

@jesussandoval8756

Жыл бұрын

Another crucial thing to remember is to also build a strong bench press. People that you see that are pressing 225 lbs over their head are people who are benching somewhere in the mid to high 300 lbs. As soon as I improved my bench press, my overhead followed.

@mr.r2665

Жыл бұрын

@@jesussandoval8756 does flat bench press affect shoulder press or only incline bench does?

Thanks for having some tempo in the video! Some youtubers would have this video 20 minutes long.

@Jobrown391

2 жыл бұрын

100%

One of the best exercises ever. Just don't start to heavy in the beginning to get the form right. And increase gradually over time. Best ever

The ohp has become my fav lift cant help but feel strong lifting big weight overhead. Due to my physical job and previous rotator cuff injuries these instructional videos are extremely helpful thanks

The tip on breathing really stood out for me here. I’m used to breathing through my various presses. But in the case of OHP, you are spot on. Don’t breathe through the press.

Make sure to lean back with your thoracic spine and not the lower back! If you lean with your lower back that can lead to nasty injuries, especially if you go heavy. Just keep the core braced and flex glutes as hard as you can. What also helped me to get a stronger OHP is a push press. Have a day where you go heavier than usual but you do a push press with a controlled negative. You're stronger on the negative. Keep that up for a while and your strict press WILL go up.

@peeps211

5 жыл бұрын

I tweaked my back a couple of years ago when I bent incorrectly, I was really struggling with the weight, but pushed through the longest rep of my life. I felt that tweak EVERY time I overhead pressed for MONTHS. Right in my lower back. So I would say this is good advice...

@alannahalannah2873

5 жыл бұрын

I say ohp everyday if thats what you want to get better at. Bulgarian method has been working for me. Learned from Eric bugenhagen. In my opinion, youre less likely to be injured if your body is very familiar and comfortable with the movement. (As long as good form is being used)

@thegreatguy6340

5 жыл бұрын

Good points. But I disagree with the fact push press is going to improve your strict press. Your quads take most of the load at the beginning at the lift on the push press which is for most people the hardest part of the lift for most people. Shoulders aren't as strong as legs so doesn't really take most the load and doesn't develop them. Dont get me wrong if you add 50 pounds on your push press then there's going to be some form of carry over. But me personally think the standard ohp is the best way to increase it with high frequency. Once you get more advanced.. Dumbell press, z press with barbell/DB, and vary grips and alternative between paused and touch and go

@glumberty1

5 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatguy6340 The push press helps not by the concentric portion of the lift, but by the eccentric portion. It allows you to lower more weight than you'd be able to doing a strict press.

@myrongaines6022

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatguy6340 Which is why he said to do a controlled negative, actively resisting the eccentric part of the movement will expose your pressing muscles to heavier weight without actually forcing them to press weight they're not comfortable with. That's not to say you should load up your bench max and go to town, but a little heavier than what you normally do.

Dude I love how you don’t have a lame ass salesman personality it’s a breathe of fresh air plus great content!

VERY cool video in terms of production and content. Making big moves coach joe!

Boom! Loving the content brother 🦁

Great video bro thanks for the tips!

This is helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Dude 27k subscribers!? I feel like it was yesterday that it was 3k, hell yea

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!!! Need to keep growing!

Outstanding. Saved. All the best. Always.

excellent work mate!

Your the man Joey! Great tips buddy! Keep up the good work! 👍

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Kept it to the point thanks man

great tips man! thank you!

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Press day. Thanks for the reminders on these cues!

I see that Barbell Brigade shirt haha 🔥 Great content man !

Great video, great press, and a great luxurious head of hair! You the man! Thanks for everything coach, these tips really help.

Great video, this is one of my favourite exercises

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

For me too. The OHP looks bad ass and makes you feel like a beast

Nice video first time seeing your channel

Came to check out the channel after watching the video with Juji over on his channel - super glad I did! Liked and subscribed 👌

One lift that needs the most improvement for me is overhead pressing. Tips 2-5 were my biggest errors. Thanks.

Best tips that helped with my OHP: (1) lock the legs, hips, and core to prevent energy leaks, and (2) grip the bar really hard, harder than necessary to just hold it.

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Jessie. The grip is a game changer. Otherwise you are leaving some pounds off the table

@chrism3198

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice Jesse. I'll have to try this the next time I'm doing OHP.

Thanks man.

Thanks for the advice dude!!

Totally ganna try the breathing. Great tips

flex abs and glutes

To the point and good advice, great content. What helped me the most to be able to press more is to squeeze my glutes during the lift

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

That is a solid cue to remember!

Very good no bullshit video.

Thanks and subscribed!

Maaaaan you gotta love him and the support of his friends businesses! Gets BB package one day and wears it on video the next! Great stuff

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! I support those who support me :)

So i commented below about my weak ohp of 47.5 kg. I implemented your tips today and 50 kg 5x5 was completly doable. I even had a bit left in the tank but thats for the next session. Tnx a lot!! ( main problem i guess was my grip. I had it the same as my bench grip which is just to wide ).

Thanks Coach. I literally asked for this video yesterday😁. I had open heart surgery in July of 2013 and thought I was done lifting forever. I started lifting again last October and my best strict press is 185x5. I train with 531

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thanks for watching

you just earned a sub

awesome video bro! i think you should do one for jerk variatios for weigthlifting and strongman i would aprecciate it so much saludos desde chile!

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve don’t many jerk tutorials just look up “Joey Szatmary jerk” or Joey Szatmary strongman press”

Thanks Joey, hopefully i can get that elusive 80kg x5, next max day

Another tip that helped me is slightly rotating the feet and flexing your hip abductors, it really helps for a stronger base.

Preciate the breathing tips from 2:50 - 3:30 , almost passed out other day doing strict press

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome hope it helped!

Can you make a pressing vid like this for circus dbell/log/axle and compare push press to push jerk? I started training strongman about 10 months ago. It's hard to find a lot of good technique videos so it's been kind of a self taught learning process. Having a basic direction to go would help a lot.

Great video, you addressed an issue I didn't know I had, my grip was too wide, it feels strange at first, but my arms now naturally want to come forward now instead of out as I press and its added some kgs to my Press. Cheers!

Hey dude, caught you off Alan's channel. Great vid, one of my fav lifts so enjoy the reminders on how to do it properly. Cheers and subbed. Looking forward to seeing your channel grow. You seem like a really cool guy.

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for coming over and supporting the channel!

Power!

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss

I vow to OHP 70kg by mid next year. It may not be much for some but I'm so weak at this lift.

Regarding the lean, yours seems to be a lean generated from the mid section, but the starting strength lean is a pivot from the hips. Using a lean from the mid section moves your vertebrae under load, but a pivot from the hip doesn’t introduce this risk. Just something to think about.

Nice channel

Wow you're a freak of nature. - Kinobody

🐯good job

sometimes i have a problem when lifting heavy (starting at about 85% of 1RM) i tend to almost "blackout", feel dizzy and some sort of headache maybe ill switch to seated OHP altough the standing one has propably more benefits but fearing to collapse after a heavy set isn´t really what i consider fun lifting

Hey Joey, just one question: do you keep your narrower hand with with your oly work and push presses ?

The biggest thing for me was leaning with a straight lower back engaging the glutes and abs

What about a split stance to protect the back from the tendency to lean back too far? Or is that getting away from strictness by also allowing a bit of spring in the legs? A split stance is recommended when overhead pressing in BodyPump classes, where the bar weight is only 10-20kg, but is repped to fatigue.

Interesting. As a CF coach, we’ve always tended towards not leaning back and instead keeping that rub cage down and strong lumbar support. I guess there’s lean and too much lean that it affects your lumbar. Some people take it too far and end up incline benching!

Hi, I saw your video and Brian Alsruhe's video on breathing and bracing, and have tried to incorporate your breathing technique (at top) and bracing for my OHP for the first time these past few weeks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but every time I've been trying this new technique on my lifts (but I only really notice this on the OHP) I get some discomfort in my stomach after a few sets, and it will last for a while (like 30 min at least) and mess up the rest of my session. Is this something you've ever heard about? Could I be doing something wrong with the way I'm breathing and bracing? Sorry I just really don't know where to ask, I've tried googling but haven't found anything about this.

Great Video! So you are using the more narrow grip width just for strict presses right? Push-Presses and Jerks still require a wider grip because of the clean Position which you are starting from. But Shouldn't you try to have the same grip width on all overhead movements to have more joint angle specificity? I'm getting started in weightlifting and everybody seems to even start their strict presses from the clean Position, the bar resting on the shoulders which means with a wider grip. Should I do my strict presses with a narrow grip and without the clean Position Start or keep on pressing from the shoulder rack Position with a wider grip?

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

My grips the same for everything besides probably a split jerk is a little wider

I just started 5x5 and i noticed that i'm weak af lol! Stuck on 50 kg already. I'm way stronger in squating (140)and deadlifting (150) both not even close on plateauing. Cant even do 1 proper pull up as well so talking about being imbalanced i guess. Anyway, tnx for the video man! Ill implement this in my ohp.

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

Hi NickyB! Don't despair. It usually takes a lot longer to make progress on the OHP. Keep doing it though. It's a great exercise that will build your upper body like crazy. Let's get them gains!

@Jeckaa84

5 жыл бұрын

@@FacePullTiToX hehe, tnx for the comment man! Lets keep going!

More narrower?

Do i retract my scapula during press? I had shoulder dislocation before (dislocated during incline dumbbell bench)

I liked this video for the simple fact that you’re wearing a barbell brigade

Jeff really needs to learn how to make a 5 min video instead of GoT episodes

@duckbread8235

5 жыл бұрын

abcdLeeXY That’s why I don’t watch his videos, he drags on and takes too long to reach the point.

@myrongaines6022

4 жыл бұрын

Which Jeff? There's a lot of them at this point.

Anyone know what to do if you feel pain/tension in one of your hips during overhead press?

I get a bigger press with a more narrow stance

Been trying to get up to my bw in ohp but been stuck at around 140 hopefully this helps. Doesn't help that i constantly change my grip 🤦🏽‍♂️

Feet together is a military press

My ideal grip width is one of those things I'm not sure of. I know a lifter is most efficient when the wrists are stacked directly over elbows in the bottom position, but feels like I could achieve that within a range of grips (up to a point). Maybe aim for a 45° angle of the humerus at the bottom and place hands accordingly?

@BigUriel

5 жыл бұрын

That's true ideal grip is a subjective thing and lots of people press very efficiently with wider grip than that. You just have to adjust elbow position accordingly so forearms remain vertical, if you grip wider your elbows will have to be further out to your sides. There are pros and cons I don't buy the ideology that presses should be done at shoulder width or just outside that. The same exact arguments for that could be made for the bench press (load closer to body/shorter lever relative to torso muscles) and nobody bench presses the most they can with a close grip, because it also maximizes the distance the weight has to travel and lever for the triceps - there are no free lunches when you make it easier for the shoulder you make it harder for the arms and vice versa, it's all about finding that sweet spot which will be highly individual.

Can you explain the grip width a little more? I understand having stacked joints is good and too wide is bad. How do you find that sweet spot? In your example of bad form it looked like your forearms were vertical and stacked and I didn’t even realize it was “bad form” until you went even narrower

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

Look up the concept of "scapular angle". For me the sweet spot shoulderwidth with a bulldog grip and super engaged lads. I hope that helps you make more OHP gainzzz

Are back muscles worked during this movement? I knew you got some upper trap activation at the very top but isn't that it?

what is the "physics" behind letting the bar drop before you shoot it up? some kind of spring effect?

when u have this narrow grip u wont build side delts will u? if ur out after building shoulder boulders isn't wide grip better?

Hey, what do you think about pressing with fat gripz? It feels good for me

This is called Militaries for the shoulders, only time you should bend back is if your doing more weight then you can handle but try not to bend your back.

Need a gif of that creepy yes stare like yesterday. 🤣🤣🤣

What is the difference between an over head press and military press, they look the same to me and I can see the difference. Help me please.

should i do strict press and push press on the same day?or split it..🙄🧐

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did you say cojo here? or coa joe?

Look at Starting Strength video on over head press. He has a good tip on grip. I think your grip isn't good on this one. You want to slightly point your thumbs down so the bars weight is transferred directly to forearm, not bending wrists down.

technical tips are nice but I think the best advice for me right now is just to get stronger

Hi, is hand grip matter?

im gonna do all that lol

What is your favourite flavour of popcicle, and you can’t say rockets, go

Thoughts on letting the bar go all the way down to the upper chest in the bottom position versus having a gap, like I see you and lots of others do?

@TiberiusStorm

5 жыл бұрын

Some people don't have the mobility to let the bar touch their upper chest in the front rack position.

@nikj3579

5 жыл бұрын

@@TiberiusStorm But take Joey for example, I bet he has the mobility, so there must be a argument for doing so.

@obits3

5 жыл бұрын

I do it because it just feels better to puff the chest a bit and lock the bar down before starting each press. For me, it creates a stretch reflex.

@boxofhammers1427

4 жыл бұрын

Every time I go to upper chest it fucks my set even though I have the mobility for it

Is Joey natty? Not trying to hate just looking for people to compare my goals too

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İntro song ?

Why do you dip the bar before every rep? How can you call that strict

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

I personally dislike that style, but his goals are in line with the Strongman competition, which is to press as much weight as possible over your head. The little dip gives you some momentum and allows you to OHP a weight that you wouldn't be able to lift otherwise. This is great to overload your triceps, which is the muscle group responsible for the lock out portion of the lift. If your goal is to target the musculature of your shoulders though, I would avoid that little dip for sure.

@myrongaines6022

4 жыл бұрын

It's strict because he's not using his legs in the movement, which is the definition of a strict press. If your goal is simply increasing the strength of your press, a slight dip to get some momentum and increase stretch reflex is fine.

Where is the Lion's Den, geographically?

For a second i thought this was a buff dudes video

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

The dude is definitely thic as an oak

should you touch your chest with the bar?

@FacePullTiToX

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great question. It depends. You may have to do it if the rules of a competition says that you have to. You can be more flexible during your training though. I always make sure the bar touches my chest if only to allow the bar to across the full range of motion. I hope this helps, Sejin

@TerrariaiOSTAIOS

5 жыл бұрын

@@FacePullTiToX thank you so much!

What's the barbell brigade shirt about? I don't think I've heard of them but I'm curious

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a cult

@andrewlee9108

5 жыл бұрын

Lol its bart kwans gyms name. They have a yt channel too hes trolling its not a cult

@SzatStrength

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Lee is joking called trolling these days?

@andrewlee9108

5 жыл бұрын

@@SzatStrength yeah theyre used interchangeably these days. Trolling doesnt always have a negative connotation anymore

Wait...you're not Martins Licis!

Besides OHP what else has helped you to get stronger at the OHP?

Szat i can see your back is curved ( like banana) however u squeze your butt and abs, i have same back position like you . Do you think its just the way we are build or im doing something incorrectly? I saw some people doing ohp with almost perfectly staight back but i always have this curve ( im not leaning back much and i squeeze abs and butt) im tall guy 6'4 very long legs and short torso, maybe thats why my back is always curved when doing ohp? I dont have pelvic tilt or any issue with my spine , thanks man!

@CPPidiots

5 жыл бұрын

Shoulder mobility? Can be fixed easily. :)

Did this a couple days ago and when I was on my last rep, my neck cracked and hurt like a bitch

"Bigger overhead press" back to thr children's English classroom i think.

this isnt hasan abi?

What happens if my biceps are so big and sexy they can't line up with my ears?! Lol

People called me strong for pressing 220 ha.