Press fail

[Chickma2]

http://youtu.be/5lzhzSy9KVQ

This is the video of me failing press yesterday. Is there anything I can improve on form wise?

[Tom Campitelli]

This is a tough angle from which to critique. However, make sure your grip is not too wide. I cannot see from here, but read the book carefully on that point. Hold the bar close to your neck and, by extension, the shoulder joint. This will place it under your chin to start. Allow the bar to dip down slightly once the hips go forward. This initiates a stretch reflex and helps with timing.

[Chickma2]

OK. I usually use the mirror and place my thumbs just outside my shoulders but it does feel a little wide. Also I have to use the floating start due to my forearms. Placing the bar directly under my chin sounds interesting. But I feel like this would make my forearms not vertical.

[Tom Campitelli]

Bar floating above the shoulders is normal. Your elbows can and should be slightly in front of the bar. The further you hold the bar from your shoulders, the harder the weight is to hold.

[elguapo]

The video is gone.

[Tom Campitelli]

The video is gone.

The link seems to work for me.

[elguapo]

Sorry, I guess it just didn't work on my tablet. Works on my pc, though.

[Chickma2]

Bar floating above the shoulders is normal. Your elbows can and should be slightly in front of the bar. The further you hold the bar from your shoulders, the harder the weight is to hold.

If I keep the bar against my neck wouldn't my elbows be too far in front of the bar?

[Tom Campitelli]

If I keep the bar against my neck wouldn't my elbows be too far in front of the bar?

Not if you bring your elbows back a little, too.

[Chickma2]

OK I'll give this a try! Thanks!