Overhead press instead of bench press

[mbt9000]

So I've been doing SS for awhile however, I have hated BP for a very long time, I dont get anything from it, in matter of fact I get more out of overhead press.

So my question is, can I replace bench press with overhead press instead as my pressing movement?

Has anyone else done this?

[Hayden-William Courtland]

I would be curious to know what your training progression for the BP has been and why you aren't getting anything out of it. Sounds like a programming issue, rather than an inherent issue with the BP. After all, one can lift quite a lot of weight with the BP, more than the Press.

[Johnsonville]

In the grey book there are intermediate routines with an emphasis on the press, but they still have you doing some benching. Do whatever you want, I hate the bench too, but you’re not getting as much out of your training if you leave it out only because you don’t like it.

[mbt9000]

I would be curious to know what your training progression for the BP has been and why you aren't getting anything out of it. Sounds like a programming issue, rather than an inherent issue with the BP. After all, one can lift quite a lot of weight with the BP, more than the Press.

Hello I've been doing SS however I hate horizontal presses to be honest I love overhead press that's why I'm asking

[CommanderFun]

Why exactly do you hate the bench press?

[Robert Santana]

I rarely bench press these days but I've also bench pressed, at some capacity, for 22 years. I think my frequency is down to 1 day per week with some weeks stretching to more like 10 days. Press has gotten stronger than it ever has training it consistently twice per week. So I think you'll do just fine depending on how you plan it. I'm a fan of performing seated press one day and standing press one day, then subbing out the seated for pin presses during a peaking phase.

[Johnsonville]

I rarely bench press these days but I've also bench pressed, at some capacity, for 22 years. I think my frequency is down to 1 day per week with some weeks stretching to more like 10 days. Press has gotten stronger than it ever has training it consistently twice per week. So I think you'll do just fine depending on how you plan it. I'm a fan of performing seated press one day and standing press one day, then subbing out the seated for pin presses during a peaking phase.

What type of rep range do you usually use for the seated press? Do you use that as your volume and standing for intensity?

[Robert Santana]

I typically start out with 8s on the seated and 5s on the standing. Then taper it down with added intensity.

[CaptainLifts]

My main focus is Olympic WL and I do not have a bench. So I replace Bench with Push Press.

So what I do is:

A-Squat/Push Press/Deadlift
B-Squat/OHP/Clean Pull

On the Push Press I naturally lean a little bit backwards, and the weight is higher than OHP. It's not a BP, but I think it's a nice replacement.

[Robert Santana]

If you lean backwards on a push press then the seated press will help clean much of the excessive layback up. You can do pins if you need to overload.