Originally Posted by
StrengthBeginner221
Hello again Mr Rippetoe,
Which version of the seated press better mimics the press, with the back support as I've usually seen it (for instance in Alan Thrall's video on the OHP, he talks about the seated press causing lower back problems and demonstrates the seated press with back support and I believe he is a SSC) or without the back support where you unrack the bar as normal then simply set on the end of your bench and do the movement. I've just seen a YT video of someone doing this version of the seated press and it matched the new way you teach the press in that it had the same bounce so I thought perhaps it is a better substitute for the OHP. In my last post regarding doing the press with low ceilings, people moved me away from using a cambered bar and toward the seated version. I intended to set my incline bench at its highest setting but now I'm reconsidering.
Thanks for any help you can offer.