Starting Strength Coach Steve Ross explains how to find the correct grip for the press and the reason you want to shrug your shoulders up at the lockout.
Rip discusses his article, The Inappropriate Use of the Rack Pull, and how coaches often use modifications to the basic lifts as a crutch instead of learning to fix technique issues.
"Lumbar flexion needs to be corrected, but correcting it by using a position where it's not actually a problem is not a correction."
Starting Strength Coach Steve Ross explains how to bench press using the Starting Strength method and discusses how to avoid some common problems new lifters encounter.
Starting Strength Coach Zohar Yermiyahu demonstrates common mistakes lifters make while racking the bar during press and how to avoid them.
Starting Strength Coach Ray Gillenwater explains why and how to add partial movements like the rack pull when your deadlift progress slows down.
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