Reply With QuoteIt is OK to float.
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OHP setup help
I am trying to be a reformed wide grip OHP'er. I've moved my hands in so they are just outside the shoulders. And using the grip technique. But now I can't get the bar anywhere near my chest, or even my chin.
Any advice to help get the bar lower?
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It is OK to float.
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Agree with Satch- I float a couple inches off my chest.
Video or pic would help to make sure everything else is good. Above the chin seems pretty high...
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This is really stupid, but is there a way to attach just a pic? Am I missing somethingOriginally Posted by Laughing_paddler
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Thoughts on floating vs. bar touching the chest in terms of effective ROM?
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It's dependent upon anthropometry. The varying lengths of your levers and attachment points of muscles dictate where your effective range of motion ends. While my lowest position in the press is floating, I could make the bar touch my chest. Is that extra ROM "effective?" No, because I have to compromise tension and/or position to achieve it.
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I used to float it more but on a reset, I started working with stepping out of the rack with the bar on my upper chest and it’s been that way since.
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I had someone video me today
Here is a set of 5
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Don't rush through the reps too much. Take a second to reset the bottom position before each rep. Focus on trying to bring your triceps closer to your lats, think tight armpit. Also doing full ROM chin ups with the bar getting as close to the pec/collar bone as possible, with the grip at shoulder width helped me get a lot more comfortable in this position.
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Looks like that bar is pretty far out in front of your face which may be part of the range of motion problem.
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