Is the Overhead Press Worthwhile for Size and Strength?

No video

Is the Overhead Press Worthwhile for Size and Strength?

Рет қаралды 155,678

Alexander Bromley

Күн бұрын

Пікірлер: 455

@AlexanderBromley Жыл бұрын

BaseStrengthAI is more reliable than a coach, cheaper than an Excel template!👇👇👇 www.BaseStrength.com/the-app Bromley Merch from Barbell Apparel only available HERE! 👇👇👇 barbellapparel.com/Bromley

@rye-bread5236 11 ай бұрын

Do you have a discord for those who have bought your programs and have questions?

@jineshsoman485 Жыл бұрын

OHP does help with the pain. Also its fun when people think you're setting up for front squats and start pushing weights overhead.

@paulwhite9242 Жыл бұрын

I OHP more than I front squat :/

@maxsk9074 Жыл бұрын

@@paulwhite9242 ? why ?

@jahimuddin2306 Жыл бұрын

@@paulwhite9242, Same. I need to work on my front squat.

@0zone247 Жыл бұрын

@@paulwhite9242 damn that's crazy

@markpozsar5785 Жыл бұрын

@@paulwhite9242 it's okay, front squats are bs anyways unless you need it for a very specific purpose.

@milesl.194 Жыл бұрын

Overhead press and deadlift are the lifts that have transferred the most over to real world usefulness. Training them makes moving shit around so much easier.

@ianwoodaudio Жыл бұрын

Yep, at work I have to do OHP and DL movement patterns all the time

@andrewreed1329 Жыл бұрын

i also found heaps of arms work too

@AllPainNoGains Жыл бұрын

Working in a shipping warehouse I've seen the same thing. Over the past year I've almost doubled my deadlift and overhead pressing strength from where I started and it has made it much easier to do my job without beating the hell out of myself, especially when I have to put something heavy up on a conveyor that's at eye level. Heavy boxes that I would have struggled with before, now I can just casually push-press them up over head and onto the conveyor.

@godwarrior3403 Жыл бұрын

My two favorite exercises. Nothing makes me feel stronger than doing those two. Feels like "RAH now I can move furniture!" 😂

@kdk200 Жыл бұрын

And rdl for me. If somethings not too heave and I don't want to get my body low I'll rdl it, feels good

@jahimuddin2306 Жыл бұрын

It is not much, but I hit a 95Lbs PR on my seated OHP yesterday. Time to get to 115.

@aborigine777 10 ай бұрын

Bro you are beasting it. I am in the same boat with you.😅😊💪👑💯🔥✅🦍🦏🏋️🤸

@darkskies6564 8 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work

@timejumpertarot1114 8 ай бұрын

Improved performance 🍻

@devinconn1596 5 ай бұрын

Hey! If it’s heavy for you and you pushed yourself to lift it then it’s a ton. Great job and keep up the great work

@heybro6105 5 ай бұрын

Fuck that, it IS much because it's YOUR PR. Keep applying pressure.

@randomnameindeed Жыл бұрын

The fun part cannot be stressed enough. The OHP is my favourite lift because it's just so fun to lift heavy weights overhead. Lying on a bench and pushing a barbell just isn't as fun to me, so I will always choose the OHP.

@fbtyube Жыл бұрын

Amen brother💪🏋️

@roundup1253 Жыл бұрын

Amen brother same here. And OHP is so fine for my shoulders. I banged up my shoulders with incline DB benchpress but I healed it with OHP

@Luraj7 Жыл бұрын

Always benched never OHPd, front delts didn't grow up until I started OHP properly. It's a bit rough at first but the fun part comes very fast!

@JohnDoe-kz4tw 14 күн бұрын

This!

@johnwayne947 Жыл бұрын

Grinding that last rep on a ohp is one of the best feelings.

@trippydee0330 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely the truth

@joojjogadorf457 Ай бұрын

True @@trippydee0330

@3komma141592653 Ай бұрын

True, I don't even care about "it doesn't count when form isn't perfect" just grind and get another one. Also ultimately helps to get the time under tension up by a lot.

@AqueleGamer Жыл бұрын

My biggest current goal is a 100kg strict OHP. I've reached the 75kg mark so far. Absolutely my favorite movement ever.

@naughtiousmaximus7853 Жыл бұрын

You shoulders big?

@SteveCabana-ir7jt Жыл бұрын

Awesome man you'll get there soon. I'm strict pressing 285lbs. I'm trying to get to 315. 4 sets of 8, 5, 3, 12 OR 5, 3, 1, 10 were what helped me. Good luck.

@Aliaschko Жыл бұрын

75 kg overhead would smash the shit out of me :D can barely desdlift That for like 7 reps :D *175cm 67kg 1 month gym Am doing 25 kg overhead for 8-10 and i just love the movement it makes me wanna Go all out in Contras to Front Raises which are just boring in comparison

@AqueleGamer Жыл бұрын

@@naughtiousmaximus7853 Yeah, they're one of my best muscle groups for sure.

@alexandroqueiroz9616 Жыл бұрын

how long did u take to go from 60 to 75?

@anti_hero_660 Жыл бұрын

I personally think a more shoulder dominant physique looks better rather then chest

@Wuchtamsel 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely, but simple side raises are just better for that purpose.

@professoradonis8246 3 ай бұрын

It’s not ridiculous to say that but why not both

@3komma141592653 Ай бұрын

@@Wuchtamsel For me it's Biceps Curl, Raises, Triceps overhead, and then OHP. Works just fine in a tour.

@azulsimmons1040 Жыл бұрын

I love the overhead press. You cannot be weak and press a huge weight overhead.

@CurrentlyBlazed Жыл бұрын

Man, the OHP helped my shoulder issues. I started focusing on it last year, and gave it its own day of the week for a workout. My shoulders and arms look fantastic now too. I just hit a 150 lbs PR. I walk around at 185, so I'm super stoked to be able to OHP my body weight eventually 🎉

@nomaderic Жыл бұрын

I'm about the same boat as you right now. I'm around 183 at the moment and just hit a 145pr yesterday. Here's to both of us getting that bodyweight pr soon!

@adamhinkle5580 Жыл бұрын

@@nomaderic im 185 and pr is 150lb too =)

@nomaderic Жыл бұрын

@@adamhinkle5580 let's eat!

@JohnDoe-fz7hz Жыл бұрын

Where exactly did you have shoulder pain? In my case, it's on the Backside. The Infraspinatus, and Teres major and minor on the left are often swollen and hurt. I tried a lot of different angles grip wide, etc. but can´t get rid of it. I would be glad If OHP is the solution to fix it.

@CurrentlyBlazed Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-fz7hz mine was on the side and front delts

@GVS Жыл бұрын

Only time I've ever had achy shoulders was when I decided to cut out OHP. Definitely something to it for shoulder health.

@blubbermammoth8426 Жыл бұрын

I work at FedEx and I can 100% say my job has become a lot easier after working more shoulder strength over time. Bench I don’t think is too applicable for more general real world lifting

@buddylee4 Жыл бұрын

Fedex gang 😎

@zxcvb243 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, if you work in the hub it helps a lot for sure

@StrongBodyandMind33 9 ай бұрын

It really isn’t. This is why I find it annoying when people’s question is always “hey bro how much you bench?!? Duuuuuuhhhhh” Annoying af, it’s like when tf do you even use your chest muscles outside of benching on a day to day basis?!

@blubbermammoth8426 9 ай бұрын

@@StrongBodyandMind33 it’s because it’s the most fun for a lot of people. I definitely get why they ask about it. It’s a cool lift. Plus a big chest is incredibly aesthetic

@StrongBodyandMind33 9 ай бұрын

@@blubbermammoth8426 i get that

@henrisummers6694 Жыл бұрын

OHP helped me immensely in the past. Everyone would come and get me to put the 50kg boxes of frozen meat on the top shelf. For me bench is an accessory to my OHP.

@porqpine53 Жыл бұрын

I love strict pressing in the 5-12 range and push pressing in the 1-6 range. You’re absolutely right it’s so fun to throw 50 more lbs overhead with a little push

@ethanpeeler3147 Жыл бұрын

Love strict press, my favorite lift. Chasing 275 right now. Never really enjoyed bench and always found overhead press much more impressive.

@frankwhite555 Жыл бұрын

Damn bro. I'm just getting into it with the barbell and I'm starting at a measly 90lbs for 5x5. I think I was doing 115-125 but I started with bench today with supersetting it with dumbbell press so I think it wore out my shoulders and I couldn't get the 115-125. But I'm hoping I can get to 150 at least in the next 3 months

@ethanpeeler3147 Жыл бұрын

@@frankwhite555 just keep at it. When I started overhead pressing I was doing reps with 90 lbs as well.

@frankwhite555 Жыл бұрын

@@ethanpeeler3147 I have a question. Do you think it would be dumb to constantly switch up my workouts? Like 2 weeks I do let's say barbell squat weighted pull ups overhead press then the next week goble squats dumbbell press lateral raises then maybe in 2 weeks after that I do Bulgarian split squats maybe dips pushups... Etc etc... That's just an example. In just saying I like variety. Do you think I can get strong that way instead of just sticking with a routine for a while, if you get me?

@ethanpeeler3147 Жыл бұрын

@@frankwhite555 generally it’s best to focus on whatever movement you’re prioritizing. If you want to build a better overhead press focus on overhead press instead of bench. Obviously you can and should use other lifts as an accessory to get stronger and strengthen surrounding muscles. Best suggestion I’d make is follow a program and stick to it. If you go to starting strongman there’s a 9 week program that worked for me really well.

@frankwhite555 Жыл бұрын

@@ethanpeeler3147 oh no, no strongman for me Haha. Just really wanna be strong good physique and in good shape/healthy. I want a little size and a little toneness. But I will focus on specific areas. Thank you.

@southernvoltageelectricser437 Жыл бұрын

I’m nearly 50 years old, and I’m still a pretty strong bench presser, but I know several otherwise strong people about my age that simply cannot bench anymore due to shoulder pain. I think it’s a very good idea for younger people to really focus on shoulder strength now if they still want to bench as they get older

@alanh7247 Жыл бұрын

maybe tell your friends to look into deadhangs... dr kirsch...

@Ice-Sik-ill Жыл бұрын

@ALAN H what's dead hangs?

@fishinforfun3359 Жыл бұрын

I had a pretty nasty shoulder “sprain” about 11 months ago. It hurt pretty bad. I couldn’t bench. For some reason, ohp doesn’t hurt. I can do lots of OHP with no pain, and I think it’s even helping me rehab my shoulder to the point my bench is recovering slowly.

@Stealthypanda208 Жыл бұрын

Just got a barbell in my garage, been doing dumbell overhead press in the gym. I’m so excited to make the change to a barbell overhead press and watch the numbers grow! Thanks for the video!

@EDtheIslander Жыл бұрын

The OHPs have become my favorite for sure. I do all of them but now that they have a Viking press in my gym I’m always looking forward to that session. Oleksii Novikov was asked why he’s so good at the dumbbell press , his answer? “It’s my favorite “. Proof that fun makes success 💪💪💪

@IronManAkatsuki Жыл бұрын

Love OHP and bench. Definitely less shoulder pain on the OHP !

@MadayMaday Жыл бұрын

Added this to the rotation last month, and it has helped my bench. This on top of my shoulder accessory lifts.

@eliezermelendez4417 Жыл бұрын

My ultimate goal is to strict press 1.5bw Personally i just love the way shoulders look Whether its comic books or dragon ball z most of the time the shoulders are the freakiest feature they have and it looks awesome I did the 3x a week bench routine from greg knuckles and got pretty far but started getting aches and pains so now im gonna try the 2x bench routine but for ohp

@utgardkraft1412 Жыл бұрын

Great sources of inspiration! That first picture of Goku going Super... (In the manga) My 12 year old self was hooked on training for life.

@ianonufer6988 Жыл бұрын

I also came here to give props for the DBZ comment lol

@jason2014 11 ай бұрын

OHP doesn't grow your shoulders to look freaky. Delt isolations do.

@monstermagnet3150 7 ай бұрын

@@jason2014 Nah, it just takes more time but also build strength

@NTLMBigBench Жыл бұрын

OHP is literally the ultimative upper body strength exercise. It’s also one of the best exercises for carry over strength to almost any other push movements

@FaithVsFate Жыл бұрын

Someone give this man a million followerssss jeez. Such quality content, keep it coming it’s always appreciated.

@angrygoldfish Жыл бұрын

OHP is one of the most fun exercises I've ever learned to do.

@NathanielAlbelo Жыл бұрын

Bro came to answer my question as I finished the meanest set of overhead press to failure🙏

@mdd1963 Жыл бұрын

Having just changed my split from push/legs/pull to chest/back, shoulders/ arms, legs, have upped the volume in shoulder workouts, now doing 2 sets of OHP, 2 sets behind the neck, 2 sets bent over laterals, 2 sets of laterals, I noticed my first AMRAP set of OHP went from 10 reps to 15 just 7-8 days later. (As I am 59, I decline to list the actual weight used only 65 lbs) looking to build back up to my former 115 lbs of decades ago… :)

@Devou1s Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing Alex! I literally just hit a BW OHP 5 hours ago, which has been a goal of mine, since I started lifting around 2 years and 3 months ago. 💪

@brandonbaker3063 Жыл бұрын

I started barbell overhead pressing 6 months ago after a shoulder impingement injury on the bench press. Not only has the shoulder pain gone away, I've added 30 pounds to my overhead press, plus another 20-30 on my bench press. Great video! My goal is to push press my body weight (100kg). Hope I reach that goal in my lifetime. I can rep out 100kg nearly 20 times on the flat bench, but who cares. 1 - 100kg overhead press is so much more impressive.

@michaelchristie4756 Жыл бұрын

Bro I can’t believe this is still talked about. I used to be a non believer in the OHP. Then I got semi strong at the seated version and my delts blew up. If you haven’t tried at least getting strong at the movement, then you should consider it!

@robertberlin7800 Жыл бұрын

This has me inspired to add this back into my routine. We did this when we were doing spring training in high football. I kept it up in martial arts training in my 20s. I started bouncing in my mid 20s and having good upper body strength definitely helped getting people out the door and definitely added to your punches along with technique. Great video!

@ignaciomedina1089 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I am a victim of ignoring my delts. But NOT any more! Thank U 4 the information that makes great sense!

@lackingaround Жыл бұрын

This is well timed. I'll be in the Waco HOT Classic with you in August as a Novice LW. Been training with a jerk, push press, and strict as accessory. This video helps give context for my methods. Thanks.

@moff3tt 6 ай бұрын

I finally got access to barbells late January and started the Bullmastiff program. Ngl my ohp is super weak (inspite if many other shoulder movents and work I've done prior) and it's discouraging, but I have to remember I've only been doing ohp for 3 weeks total haha. I can already see an improvement in my shoulder musculature and it won't be long before my ohp really picks up.

@ShinSuperSaiyajin Жыл бұрын

7:43 my guess here is that overhead pressing tends to be more of an open chain movement meaning the scapula is more free to move whereas it’s locked in the bench. I’ve learned to love benching recently especially Larsens. But if I have to pick one between overhead pressing and benching, I’ll choose overheads all day since I also love weightlifting as well.

@vinceromero7013 6 ай бұрын

Doing shoulder press builds muscle around your rotater cuff less problems I've had shoulder problems and I shoulder press all the time no more problems at all

@Gus-Moose Жыл бұрын

A few years ago I did an experiment. I stopped completely benching for about a month and instead I was pushing hard on military press and weighted dips. End result.... my bench went up!

@tomtom4405 Жыл бұрын

Good man, my favourite lift. I see bench, especially pause-reps as an accessory for (strict) OHP and no more

@karim111 10 ай бұрын

Definitly re-focusing more on overhead pressing, convinced!

@turo3066 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad that you validated my love of the OHP. Never cared about big bench numbers.

@maxxsstrengthandpowerlifti188 Жыл бұрын

I’ve coached football for 10 years and we do OHP weekly. Never coached a kid that could OHP 250

@Pyryp2 Жыл бұрын

I have a 190kg bench and 110kg seated OHP. Given the disparity and my shoulder issues I've started to focus on OHP a lot more. Been thinking of running the same type of high frequency programs for it that blew up my bench.

@salvador97730 Жыл бұрын

Standing OHP always messed my lower back, nowadays i only do it seated at 60-70 degrees angle and i thinks it does all the good things but better

@danielsamaan7780 Жыл бұрын

I legitamatly get exited for ohp, I do it standing with a barbell, it greatly improved my pain with front squats, and it really improves stability and overall strength more so than the benchpress.

@alanhill897 8 ай бұрын

Its a convenient time-saver to set the rack up for squats and do OHP sets as you warm up for Squat sets.

@pauperdad7040 Жыл бұрын

I really like pressing stuff above my head and thanks to the strength i developed, I'm able to do all sorts of crazy stuff with my kid.

@trainmoveimprove Жыл бұрын

I too find the barbell OHP supremely fun. After 4 months of specialization I unfortunately started getting some biceps tendonitis, and then bursitis of the shoulder. In the rehab process now and hoping to rebuild the lift from zero with dumbbells

@AlexS_983 Жыл бұрын

With respect to hypertrophy it gets a bad reputation but like you said it's a "bang for your buck" kind of thing. Depending on equipment, split, frequency, etc. it can absolutely be the single best shoulder exercise for getting size and there is almost certainly a variation out there for your situation

@Akhona3112 Жыл бұрын

I too love the overhead press

@demoncore5342 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I could press with a tweaked shoulder, while forget benching. An defo agree on the fun part, such a cool lift to both watch and perform.

@killroy123 Жыл бұрын

I had impingement from OHP. What helped was dead hangs and massage gun to the pec minor.

@meisdetermined Жыл бұрын

Man this video came out after I mentioned that the big 3 should be the big 4 and include the OHP. It really is a great movement and contributes so much to people’s overall health and stability. So many little benefits that add up BIG. Rock on brother.

@09thespecialone Жыл бұрын

Overhead pressing already belongs to the sport of weightlifting. It’s just not a competitive lift anymore (the clean and press was abolished in 1972 by the IWF).

@meisdetermined Жыл бұрын

@@09thespecialone didn’t know that! Thank you

@Coldwallbar Жыл бұрын

i started ohp and other variations like 4-5 months ago and man... life changing.

@Gimmlie6262 Жыл бұрын

Loving the shout out for Sam. What a homie you both are

@jordanguernsey7716 Жыл бұрын

OHP is super fun, I felt really proud when I finally hit 100lbs because it does feel like a feat of pure strength

@Ruudwardt Жыл бұрын

The real world carry over is what convinced me. Doing heavy physical work one will carry stuff, lift over head, drag, throw and lift from ground. I had done heavy kettlebell (32 kg - 70.4 LB) work for many years before I got my own barbell. One day on the field with my brother who is not a weak guy himself we hammered 2.5 m fence posts into ground with a big sledgehammer. He was quite reluctant to pick up the sledge after a while. I had not trouble fielding it over head hammering for hours. For real world usable strength: Deadlift and it's relatives has to be #1. Overhead pressing or kettlebell pressing will be close #2 (Weighted) pull-ups are balancing all the pressing and compressing, thus very relevant #3 (Weighted) dips (on gymnastics rings) are great too, it easily replaces bench pressing for the muscle development side and requires unique core activation.

@bazookabullet101 11 ай бұрын

I have tiny pea shoulders to catch up on. I used to press but stopped due to shoulder impingement. This recent bulk I’ve made progress everywhere, but lateral raises got me no where so my shoulders are way behind. Started dumbbell shoulder presses though, it’s easier on my joints and I’m making progress

@mikemoore2791 4 ай бұрын

Love ohp. I sometimes do seated ohp in smith machine as an accessory and variety. I saw the legend BigZ do this in training. He held the WR in log lift for a long time. 224kg.

@Joy-i9n 4 ай бұрын

Bro, do seated military press good or standing military press

@lukepokrajac1057 Жыл бұрын

I love military press!! Did shoulders today and did 225 for 9 good reps....almost 10. I've gone up to 265 but I start to cheat a bit. My shoulders have grown a ton with shoulder press. I weigh 275 and am 6'3". Max bench press is right around 405. Not bad for 55.

@alexbrooker2050 Жыл бұрын

My favourite movement, standing or seated - both are fantastic 💪

@AllPainNoGains Жыл бұрын

That bit about the NFL combine using a "very light" bench press really hurts. If I spend about 5 minutes bashing my head against a wall while hyperventilating and listening to death metal, then take a massive hit of smelling salts I MIGHT be able to do 2 or 3 reps with 225.

@Michael-kb2il Жыл бұрын

The press is goated. Shoulder health and gains like crazy since giving it equal attention with the bench

@wolfy9005 5 ай бұрын

Had shoulder pain doing OHP for a bit, lat raises to a good height fixed it. I only have wrist issues from time to time, I think the heavyish dumbell shoulder press is fixing that slowly. The trick to longevity is finding what reduces pain, which reduces anxiety, improves recovery, improves training intensity, etc

@Swidhelm Жыл бұрын

I've got rotator issues in both shoulders, so certain movements I can't do, or limit as a result. Overhead press though, always makes them feel better if they are aching for whatever reason. So overhead press for me is a staple. I love it as well, so it works out.

@matdelagardie5193 Жыл бұрын

Man I’m loving how often you post vids now

@lefonwastaken3393 Жыл бұрын

My favourite exercise (all variations) and my priority for a very long time

@nmnate Жыл бұрын

I have standing / barbell OHP as my main press movement right now. I'm probably going to keep it that way for maybe 6 months to see what happens. Pretty fun so far 💪

@danielwebb9188 4 ай бұрын

I started power to the people . Deadlift and ohp daily . What is your thoughts now on the ohp as main press ?

@nmnate 4 ай бұрын

@@danielwebb9188 So, maybe at 5 or 6 months into doing OHP first (and just OHP for my vertical presses, usually about 10 sets a week)... I hit a pretty hard wall. I love the movement but just by itself wasn't enough to keep some momentum. I swapped in a different vertical press (also as the first press in my upper workouts), and started making pretty immediate progress. A couple months ago I did a couple sets of OHP just to see how it was coming along. I was a little surprised at how fast what used to be a 3RM moved, it was an easy set of 5 now. Could probably hit 6...maybe... 7. It probably wasn't a plateau... just a stale lift that I needed a break from and an alternate stimulus. With a smaller exercise selection you might find it useful to pay attention to what work is being productive. Slow, gradual work can still be really useful. Don't ditch a movement when the progress gets hard...figure out a way to get it moving again. You're going to have to figure out what works for you. Sometimes it's almost an unrelated movement that builds up a weak area (traps, upper back, triceps, working on bracing through a different compound, etc)💪

@pepejuan2924 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always use dumbbells but recently I’ve been using the smith machine and I’ve noticed a big difference, although I had to drop down in weight, it’s apparent that my form is better and it targets the front delts a lot better, not to mention the pump 👍😁💪🏻

@MRT408 3 ай бұрын

I do single arm ohp with dumbbells to help with stabilizing my core.

@brysonadams8065 7 ай бұрын

I’m a huge fan of the dumbbell over head press, yes when I am at the gym I do like the barbell version so I do like both

@Z-I-P Жыл бұрын

Well made video bro! I plan to spend some more time on my overhead press. I want that bodyweight strict press!

@roundup1253 Жыл бұрын

Alex you’re a real OHP monster. Man you are strong in everything but I think relatively you’re strongest in OHP. Don’t think many people can keep up with you

@CK-iy3hx Жыл бұрын

I had severe pain in my upper arms for a year while benching but OHP always worked painlessly.

@Smoshylife 3 ай бұрын

It’s the funnest movement. Plus it doesn’t automatically go up with weight gain like the bench

@stanblackburn700 9 ай бұрын

Impressive OHP clips, brother!

@kennethhamilton4807 5 ай бұрын

ran this pretty happily n productively , injury-free for a few years , religiously. continued somewhat haphazardly (due to bizness travel) for a few more. went from a 315sq275bp315dl135pr @220lbs to to 555/405/615/285 @280. this was mid 30s thru late 40s. very pleased, doug hepburns one of my fav lifters great story there

@michaelthomas1916 Жыл бұрын

I bench and overhead press in equal amounts. At 205 lbs, my Bench isn't as good as I'd like. 300 eludes me. But I've gotten 225 up on the Press a couple of times over the past few years, and it felt great. Pressing was my go to for about 6 months when I injured my shoulder on Bench in 2018. The first few months after the injury, it hurt to even do pushups. I quickly discovered that Overheard was fine, so I did that more. Eventually, I could do Incline bench pain free, so did that as well. Then I started to work flat bench in as a secondary after a few months, starting out with just the bar for sets, and adding 10 lbs. at a time to build back up.

@kylestaker9279 Жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me. I injured my ac joint and couldn’t flat bench press no matter what grip I tried even close grip. Always caused pain but incline bench never bothered it so I stuck with incline both barbell and dumbbell and OHP no pain ever now

@ZenithAngel Жыл бұрын

Someone with a good strict press will always have a good bench press but someone with a good bench won't always have a good OHP . There are so many 4 plate benchers who can't strict press 2

@donniegrande9186 Жыл бұрын

I've been doing for years and I'm pushing 50 part of my routine and best If you do bench press after that straight to OHP!

@absoluteunit8628 Жыл бұрын

Without watching the video yet, OHP could be a totally useless movement and I might still do it, it's just so damn fun to put heavy weight over top of me. It's symbolic.

@paulvelasquez4752 Жыл бұрын

My favorite video yet!

@CaptainCowboy476 Жыл бұрын

#6 the reason I love it. It is fun

@hangonsnoop Жыл бұрын

Bill Starr wrote that he saw much fewer shoulder injuries in lifters when they included overhead pressing.

@Bldkkr Жыл бұрын

I don’t feel safe on the bench in my gym. As a novice I’m OH pressing 3x times a week instead. My neck and upper traps blew up. I’m very happy with my improved aesthetics

@robcubed9557 Жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed that after a heavy set of Overhead presses, my pecs actually feel fatigued. There’s definitely carry over to the bench.

@metemad Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex.

@reggie7716 Жыл бұрын

I stopped doing OHP because everyone was telling me it was bad for shoulder health. But my shoulders are weaker and hurt more now that I'm not doing them, after watching this I want to add OHP back in. Thanks Bromley!

@forestchicken3302 9 ай бұрын

People told me the same with this and straight leg deadlifts. Which are two of my favorites and he helped me the most with old injuries treatment.

@hiscik1362 Жыл бұрын

As I always say, if in the powerlifting change the bench press for the ovh press (and ban the sumo) will be a very very interesting sport and a truly test of strength

@chessgrappler1 Жыл бұрын

They have Strength-lifting meets which have those rules

@user-jr3zr2mp9c Жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see what bs equipped lifters come up to "lift" 800lbs a quarter of an inch

@user-lb3jm7ul7x Жыл бұрын

The press used to be part of weightlifting but they removed it because of excessive leaning. The same would happen in powerlifting for sure competitors would find a way to bastardise it just like the bench/dead and even squat

@hiscik1362 Жыл бұрын

@@user-lb3jm7ul7x but the press still requires a lot of strength, even with the leaning, that doesn't apply to the bench with less than a inch of range of motion.

@hiscik1362 Жыл бұрын

@@chessgrappler1 I know but there are like 4 lifters in those competitions...

@stevent8314 Жыл бұрын

Great advice. Thanks!

@MaxBadstibner 6 ай бұрын

Love the OHP, although I do them seated nowadays. I find good carryover to the incline press, and vice versa. Goal is 300 OHP this year.

@MrDflego 7 ай бұрын

I like doing behind the neck, it's a bit more dangerous but I like how it targets the rear and side delts more than the military press.

@zerrodefex 5 ай бұрын

Barbell BTN with light weight and BTN wide grip lat pulldowns made me flexible enough to scratch the middle of my own back again.

@Shevock 11 ай бұрын

Just starting over head press.

@darthobsidian 8 ай бұрын

As a sousaphone player I think I’ll start doing these to help with the shoulder pain I get from my instrument. Last year my New Years goal was fitness so I went from 220 pounds to 200 pounds. This year my goal is to go from 200 pounds down in 185 while gaining more muscle and flexibility. I really want to be flexible with the legs.

@underclockerrocketcar7286 Жыл бұрын

I do clean an presses into press > cleans > BoR(bent over row) > deadlifts. Its a wonderful movement. Do the full movement and then break it down from top to bottom. Incorporate into a workout or just straight destory yourself on this alone. Either way OHP is amazing

@lindohlabisa9557 7 ай бұрын

This is true.... i was never into chest movements and always did the Military press often, once i scaled down and went to do chest movements i would feel a crick sound from my shoulder. I also struggle to get stretch out my arms even stopping for a week when i went on holiday

@nischal711 Жыл бұрын

I am the opposite i love pressing more than bench press. So i benching more to have a balance.

@nicolasb565 7 ай бұрын

What I found is that my ohp is always around 2/3 of my bench press, and that doing more ohp does not really make it go up much faster than when I focus more on bench press. I have a high carryover from bench to ohp, but a weak carryover from ohp to bench outside of general hypertrophy from bigger shoulders and triceps. I use ohp for hypertrophy and overall balance.

@MrDflego 7 ай бұрын

I like behind the neck over head press. It's better for rear and side delts than military, you just gotta be good with your technique.