Comments on: Seriously? http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/01/16/seriously/ Writing from the home of Stagger Lee, Zercher Squats and the St. Paul sandwich. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ces http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/01/16/seriously/#comment-140 ces Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:52:31 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/01/16/seriously/#comment-140 A push press indeed. When I'm trying to hit a new 1RM, only strict presses count. That's just my own personal rule. Helps keep me consistent in measurement. Push presses are excellent for many reasons, and I use them often enough. Great for power production and great for helping to build to stronger military presses. One of the things I'll do if I'm push pressing is to push press up, then do about 6-8 'mini-presses' through only the top 4-6 inches of the ROM. Then slowly lower. That's 1 rep. The lowering slowly builds starting and mid-ROM strength, the mini-presses at the top help w/ the lockout. ...but, I was trying to set a new 1RM so only the strict ones count. A push press indeed. When I’m trying to hit a new 1RM, only strict presses count. That’s just my own personal rule.
Helps keep me consistent in measurement.
Push presses are excellent for many reasons, and I use them often enough. Great for power production and great for helping to build to stronger military presses.
One of the things I’ll do if I’m push pressing is to push press up, then do about 6-8 ‘mini-presses’ through only the top 4-6 inches of the ROM. Then slowly lower. That’s 1 rep.
The lowering slowly builds starting and mid-ROM strength, the mini-presses at the top help w/ the lockout.
…but, I was trying to set a new 1RM so only the strict ones count.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/01/16/seriously/#comment-139 Jesse Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:10:02 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/01/16/seriously/#comment-139 It sounds like your "cheating" on a Clean and Press was essentially a push press. You're doing military presses and NOT push presses after cleans? Burly. Is your reasoning that you want to focus the effort into your shoulders and arms or is there some other (negative) motivation for avoiding push presses in general? It sounds like your “cheating” on a Clean and Press was essentially a push press.

You’re doing military presses and NOT push presses after cleans?

Burly.

Is your reasoning that you want to focus the effort into your shoulders and arms or is there some other (negative) motivation for avoiding push presses in general?

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