I hate strict press because it's the only overhead exercise that I'm no good at.
I got my push press up from 50-75kg and my strict press DID NOT MOVE
To be good at an exercise do it. Is the push press a good shoulder/tricep builder? Yes. Will it improve other upper body exercises like the strict press? Yes. Is it a good substitute for the strict press? Yes. Will it get you good at strict pressing? Nope
2 plates on the strict press is a goal for me as well Brick. It's going to take a while though, whenever I start making progress on it meet prep begins lol. I might take a break from competing for a while to get it up.
My OHP is pretty weak. Yesterday I did 5x5x40kg on it, and I'm currently progressing at a rate of 1kg/wk. At my best I got it up to something like 5x55kg. I've never put a full plate on each side overhead, and certainly not my body weight.
Seemed like it took me an eternity to get up to a plate a side but once I passed that plateau it just kept going up. I think it was cause I felt like a legend doing barbell ohp with a full wheel either side.
I rarely, rarely ever saw anyone strict pressing in commercial gyms. Seemed like cause every barbell belonged to a rack or bench peeps were scared to grab one and start pressing. God forbid you do something different in a commercial gym.
Was hitting 3 x 100kg strict press before my injury at 105kg bw. Friend of mine is 100kg and hit 110kg for 1. Love the exercise, takes an insane amount of core strength not just shoulders.
Was hitting 3 x 100kg strict press before my injury at 105kg bw. Friend of mine is 100kg and hit 110kg for 1. Love the exercise, takes an insane amount of core strength not just shoulders.
I love it. Best is 80 x 1 and 60 x 12.
I usually keep it simple and do 5 x 5, or work up to a heavy triple and then do 5 x 10 with lighter weight.
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