The pressing muscles get all the work they need if you don't push-press the bar up to the top of your head before you start pressing it. If your knees stay tight, you won't.
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Question about the knees in the press 2.0
Hey Coach,
After re-reading bill starr’s article about the olympic style press I was wondering if this related to the press 2.0 as well:
“Your legs should be straight, but not locked. This may sound confusing and I admit it is, but you can check it out yourself. You can stand with your legs straight, yet the knees aren’t locked.”
And
“Pull yourself into a tight coil then drive the bar upward just as hard as you can and at that same moment, lock your knees.”
I’ve been struggling with my press for quite a while and my typical setup involves tight quads and knees that are locked hard before the horizontal rebound of the hips.
After trying the press with a tight snap of the knees on the rebound seems to help produce more force from the rebound, but am I taking too much away from the upper body? I know I’m not push pressing it, but i’ll have to get back to you with video if required!
Thanks!
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The pressing muscles get all the work they need if you don't push-press the bar up to the top of your head before you start pressing it. If your knees stay tight, you won't.
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Roger that - as far as timing goes should i be locking the knees hard immediately after the hips rebound? Assuming my knees were already straight, but not locked
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