Marty Gallagher on Russ Knipp and the Olympic Press

[Mark Rippetoe]

http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/russ_knipp_and_the_resurrection_of_the_olympic_pre ss

Maybe we're doing something right.

[elVarouza]

Marty references LiftUp.com at the end of the article which isn't a working website. Maybe he means this? http://liftup.chidlovski.net/liftup/default.asp

[tertius]

Neat article, especially to hear from someone who used to press heavy, and then let it go...

But two quibbles:

"as Lady Macbeth famously said after murdering her husband the King" should read "as Lady Macbeth famously said after her husband had murdered the King".

and

(this one I am less certain about) "I break the Olympic press down into four parts:" seems like it should be "military" rather than "Olympic", based on context.

[Kregna]

Thanks for this

[Sean Herbison]

"I break the Olympic press down into four parts:" seems like it should be "military" rather than "Olympic", based on context.

Actually, it's correct as written. He says "Start from the lay-back position you use on your Olympic press... hold this lay-back position for all your remaining reps" when talking about the military press, and the four steps involve the two lay-backs (steps 1 and 3). He just goes back to talking about the Olympic Press without much of a transition.

[tertius]

Actually, it's correct as written. He says "Start from the lay-back position you use on your Olympic press... hold this lay-back position for all your remaining reps" when talking about the military press, and the four steps involve the two lay-backs (steps 1 and 3). He just goes back to talking about the Olympic Press without much of a transition.

I don't think this is so. Marty is the only one who knows for sure.