Press | 100lbs

[Kyle Williams]

Press at 100lbs.

[BruceTrout]

Timing is pretty good here. Elbows are the issue I would address. Need them tighter to the body (squeeze your armpits tight) and they need to stay slightly in front of the bar (the side of the bar opposite of you). Don't let them drop back as you bounce the bar as this will push the bar away from you on the way up.

[Maybach]

These are not 100% locked out: SHRUG your shoulders at the top.

It might look this way because your grip might be a little wide. Your forearms should be close to "in front" of your humeri at the bottom. Tuck your elbows in and raise your chest up. The bar should be "floating" above your collarbone much less than it currently is if you make these adjustments. Your stance could be a bit wider too, but grip first.

[Geronimo]

I'm willing to bet the rack height here is the same that you use for a low-bar back squat, and i would encourage you to try it one click higher. When you are un-racking the bar (at the 2-second mark) you are in a rather awkward position with your lower half. The heavier the press gets, the more obvious it is to me that it is indeed a total body movement, and the slacked hammies during a low unrack doesn't allow you to be in a great position for the first press. I do prefer breathing at the top (like you do), but you may try doing the first three reps on one breath, then rebreathe (strong and shallow) for the last two -- may help you stay tighter throughout your whole set.

[BruceTrout]

I'm willing to bet the rack height here is the same that you use for a low-bar back squat, and i would encourage you to try it one click higher. When you are un-racking the bar (at the 2-second mark) you are in a rather awkward position with your lower half. The heavier the press gets, the more obvious it is to me that it is indeed a total body movement, and the slacked hammies during a low unrack doesn't allow you to be in a great position for the first press. I do prefer breathing at the top (like you do), but you may try doing the first three reps on one breath, then rebreathe (strong and shallow) for the last two -- may help you stay tighter throughout your whole set.

The Press is the one lift where you SHOULD NOT do multiple reps with one breath. This is covered in the Blue Book and on the website.

[Kyle Williams]

These are not 100% locked out: SHRUG your shoulders at the top.

I thought I was shrugging all the way, but I will focus on shrugging more next time.

I'm willing to bet the rack height here is the same that you use for a low-bar back squat

The book suggested using the same rack height for the press so yes it is the same height.

[Kyle Williams]

This press is 102.5lbs

I focused on keeping the elbows in, shrugging more, and using a rack height one notch down. I also now have lifting shoes. I did a single breath per lift per Bruce Trout.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=42p4BP38tVQ?feature=share

[Jason Donaldson]

You're making good progress on these, Kyle. Try keeping your mouth open on your Valsalva, to ensure you're holding it at your glottis and not against your lips.

Am I right in deducing that the chains are your way of making 2.5 lb jumps?

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Hello,

This press is 102.5lbs

I think the lockout could be improved further, by standing straight up; right now, you are still leaning back a (tiny) bit.
Think about the man pressing the bar on the cover of the Book, and compare that with your position.
Hope this helps,

IPB

[BruceTrout]

Starting with your belly out a little bit--you're in a bit of overextension in the low back-- I'd want you to pull that back so they're more in line with your feet and shoulders. That "proud chest" you're going for is not a product of the hips being forward, but of some extension in the upper back. As the weight gets heavy, you're going to want that little bit of extra hip travel, that's taken away as a result of them being out a bit too far. If you watch closely, you can see that once you back up into position, right before that first rep you shoot the pelvis out a little bit. Keep it back and get more out of the bounce.

And after rep 1, make sure to get the hips back. They're hanging out there a bit, which means each rep after has a little less distance the hips can travel, which lessens the hip bounce. Making sure to brace real hard--FILL THE BELT FRONT AND BACK--will help this.