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Originally Posted by
skid
Thanks Irongeek,
A few years ago I put a lot of effort into increasing my press. At the time there were a few other members on the board with a similar press and we had a year long race to a 275 press. I got to 250 or so and kind of stalled out there mid year, then decided to focus on the bench since I was going to enter another comp. Anyways my press strength has always stuck with me and allowed me to build it back fairly quickly when I haven't done it in a while.
Also, the press is a very technical lift. I do the press 1.5 or press 2.0. Lock the knees then drive, and I mean drive it off the chest as hard and fast as possible. Good technique will give you another 20 pounds or so.