The Press
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The Press
When doing the press, I notice that I do not lower the bar all the way to my chest. I only lower the bar so that the top part of the bar is below my chin. My question then, is this cheating? I have seen many people who press up when the bar barely clears their eye brows. For me, its just more comfortable. Thanks in advance.
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xshawnxearthx
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You're going to hear A LOT of different opinions on this.
If I'm doing push press, or something with the clean and jerk, I go from the where the bar would rest on my shoulders. If I'm doing a MP/OHP, seated or standing I will go down to the middle of my neck and press back up. Only time I will go all the way down is if I need to take a few breaths.
I look at this as one of those things like the BP. Some people go all the way down to where the bar touches their chest, other people go to 1-2 inches above, some do half reps.
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I actually paid attention to where I stop today while doing seated MP and I go right back down to the starting point, right at the base of my neck.
If I'm doing push press, or something with the clean and jerk, I go from the where the bar would rest on my shoulders. If I'm doing a MP/OHP, seated or standing I will go down to the middle of my neck and press back up. Only time I will go all the way down is if I need to take a few breaths.
I look at this as one of those things like the BP. Some people go all the way down to where the bar touches their chest, other people go to 1-2 inches above, some do half reps.
EDIT
I actually paid attention to where I stop today while doing seated MP and I go right back down to the starting point, right at the base of my neck.
Last edited by xshawnxearthx on Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
This is the way to overhead press:
http://doubleyourgains.com/how-to-overhead-press
Some people do strong range partial reps of various exercises, some times because they want to stroke the ego, sometimes because they buy into Power factor training or other such nonsense. Partial reps are a valid way to break through sticking points but you have to be aware of when you need to use this technique. Most of your lifting should be full range of motion.
http://doubleyourgains.com/how-to-overhead-press
Some people do strong range partial reps of various exercises, some times because they want to stroke the ego, sometimes because they buy into Power factor training or other such nonsense. Partial reps are a valid way to break through sticking points but you have to be aware of when you need to use this technique. Most of your lifting should be full range of motion.
lol.
I bring it down to my eyes, nose or chin depending on how I feel.
Down to my clavicles is uncomfortable and I have to crank my giant head and neck to not knock myself out.
I don't feel like I'm cheating at all. My shoulders are growing, and I'm not in competition with anyone but myself.
But whatever really. It is going to be goal dependent.
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I have super long arms, so my "short cheater" ROM is longer than most people's full ROM.
I bring it down to my eyes, nose or chin depending on how I feel.
Down to my clavicles is uncomfortable and I have to crank my giant head and neck to not knock myself out.
I don't feel like I'm cheating at all. My shoulders are growing, and I'm not in competition with anyone but myself.
But whatever really. It is going to be goal dependent.
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I have super long arms, so my "short cheater" ROM is longer than most people's full ROM.
I to have long arms and it is more comfortable for me to not go down all the way.
I think all us long arm and leg people need to stick together. I am tired of short limb people telling me about ROM when they only move the weights half the distance that me and my long limb brothers lift. Raise those freakishly long arms in the air with pride. If it was not for us then who would reach the stuff off the top shelf? No one I tell you, and don't talk to me about step ladders or stools.
I think all us long arm and leg people need to stick together. I am tired of short limb people telling me about ROM when they only move the weights half the distance that me and my long limb brothers lift. Raise those freakishly long arms in the air with pride. If it was not for us then who would reach the stuff off the top shelf? No one I tell you, and don't talk to me about step ladders or stools.
LMAOHiggy wrote:I to have long arms and it is more comfortable for me to not go down all the way.
I think all us long arm and leg people need to stick together. I am tired of short limb people telling me about ROM when they only move the weights half the distance that me and my long limb brothers lift. Raise those freakishly long arms in the air with pride. If it was not for us then who would reach the stuff off the top shelf? No one I tell you, and don't talk to me about step ladders or stools.
A lot of my problem is once I get to nose/chin level under load my front delts and "rotation" (best word I can use to describe) start to feel weird. I've read and heard too many horror stories to mess with my shoulder rotation. Too many...
i try and kiss the bar every rep, some times I'm a bit high. But this also allows me to keep the bar back some and hit my lateral delts and not 90% front delts while pressing, without going heavy on behind the head press, which is dangerous under load. I typically only go behind the head in the smith, because I don't have to worry about the bar floating back and discombobulating my shoulder..
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