lifting for lifetime prs

[carson]

What is a shoulder press?

[Maybach]

I don't think Rip has truly won the war on the terminology for the press. It will be the "shoulder press" or the "overhead press/OHP" or god forbid, the "military press" for the foreseeable outside these ivy covered walls for some time, I fear.

[carson]

I don't think Rip has truly won the war on the terminology for the press. It will be the "shoulder press" or the "overhead press/OHP" or god forbid, the "military press" for the foreseeable outside these ivy covered walls for some time, I fear.

My shoulders are involved in all presses. But I understand your description.

[Darracq]

standing overhead press. Should i just say press lol.

[Maybach]

We just call it the "press" here, as is the older tradition. The Blue Book has the germane, and quite interesting, discussion of the etymology of the press. "Pressing" refers to any lift where the weight is moved up by extension of the arm away from the body (distinguishing it from "pulling" after the intuitive way those terms are used). A "press" is such a movement done in its most basic form, using only the lifter's body and possibly an initial movement to get it into position (i.e., the contortion in the "bent press" or the pull, either "clean" or "continental"). Variations (such as doing it aided by the bench, or a push from the hips) are then appended to the initial term. Even more pedantically, the "press" as we know it now is the "two hand press," a relic from the transition from physical culturists and strongmen, whose idea of "pressing" mean moving the weight with one hand (see the old pictures of strongmen lofting kettlebells or barbells over their head like Greco-Roman statues), to competitive strength sports, whose aim was greatest weight lifted, not spectacle and entertainment.

[Darracq]

Thanks for the info.

[Darracq]

9/9

Bench intensity, press volume

bench up to
237.5 x3 grinder on 3rd rep, first rep was out of groove.

press
up to
115x3x4

lte

65x10
77.5 x 8,8

Triceps smoked

[Darracq]

Squat
250x3 pr 225x3

decided to do some light deadliftsj, i did 425 about 12 years ago lol.

235x3

[Darracq]

usually dont bench after squat day, going to try not to do that again.

press
127.5 x 4 pr 4th reps was a bit of a grinder at top.

Bench volume
210x3x3 little sore still from last bench day. See how i do saturday.

lte

65x8
75x6
92.5x3 to heavy lol.

[Darracq]

Bp

225x5 225x3 1 rep up on both sets, no grind

Press
110x5x4

lte
65x8 77x8

Was supposed to do this tomarrow, but im going out of town, thought i might not be recovered yet, but i guess i was ok.