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Wednesday, November 30. 2016

Correct Overhead Press


The Overhead Press (aka Military Press) stresses your shoulder muscles and your triceps, and stresses your abs for stabilization.  I can not do these because of an old shoulder injury (skiing accident). I can do them on a machine with light weights, though, but even then it is painful.




Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 16:02 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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are you tough enough for Ameri-Do-Te?
#1 Will Bithers on 2016-11-30 17:15 (Reply)
Pretty much the had-to-hand combat technique the Marines used to teach. Add in some eye-gouging and throat-punching and that's it.
#1.1 NJSoldier on 2016-12-01 15:55 (Reply)
I do these w/ dumbells.

As per Rippetoe, IsStopped doing sets w/ many reps, and started doing sets w/ 4-6 reps at heaviest weight I could. Saw significant increases in what I could lift on this (and several other) exercises. Good stuff.

Son does them now too.
#2 DrTorch on 2016-11-30 19:38 (Reply)
I do these pretty close to the way Rip demonstrates. I don't move much after the first rep - but the hands, elbows, etc... the same.

My old injuries seem to allow this movement but prevent me from doing heavy bench presses.
#3 NJSoldier on 2016-12-01 08:42 (Reply)

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