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What Most Lifters Never Learn About Arms in the Press

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Does your press feels stuck or inconsistent? Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers covers 8 common errors lifters commit involving their arms as well as how to fix them.

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19 Comments

@coryjorgensen622 5 months ago

I love these videos! Short and to the point.

@josephdickerson9902 5 months ago

Thanks for the tips. Put these to use this week and already saw an improvement in efficiency.

@b.p.7153 5 months ago

More awesome advice! Thanks. 😬👍

@Griffin727 5 months ago

Do a video on programing the press vs the bench

@Swonke 5 months ago

Excellent tips

@Dom2yillpso 5 months ago (edited)

Today I hit 3 sets of 165x3, and two back down sets of 140x5. I weigh appx. around 185ish at 59 y/o I feel at the heavy weight I'm definitely deficient in form but on the back downs I felt pretty good on technique. I know I can hit 180 for a single. I'm focused more on the back down sets and good form at sets of five and catching them up to my current triple numbers.

@fastbusiness 5 months ago

Very nice.

@Outlier1960 2 months ago

Add hip drive!

@leetucker9938 5 months ago

will try in few days

@ralphnevill6171 5 months ago

The width of your grip should be what's most comfortable for your shoulders. If your grip is too close it puts too much emphasis on the triceps.
Personally, I like to keep my index finger on the edge of the knurling.👍

@JBravoRebel 5 months ago

The demo with an empty bar seems a bit misleading becasue, IMO, with a heavy weight the bar would really be sitting on the "front rack" i.e., not so high; comment? Also, is the Press the same as a Strict Press (I assume so)? Lastly, how does the strict press support the press out part of a Split Jerk even though most of the power still comes from the legs? Thanks.

@dennisj4945 5 months ago

Never rest it on the clavicle?

@chuckchen2851 2 months ago

Somehow I felt it way weaker keeping a narrow grip like in the video. Wouldn't this eliminate upper pec involvement at the bottom?

@corneliusthecrowtamer1937 3 months ago

Thing #9 eat donuts and uncrustables between sets

@sacristar 5 months ago

Honestly I don't know how you can press that narrow and feel good doing it. Makes me feel awkward just looking at it. Maybe you're just built differently across the water. Though I doubt it.

@manimal9871 5 months ago

Those lean backs were horrible

@rcvisee74 5 months ago

first!

@joseph-c9j1g 5 months ago

don't see any point to the strict standing press. such a small amount of weight. and it is such a grind rep. so many sticking points and struggles. you have to wonder - it's just not really a strong position to be in that why so many things rapidly get difficult with such small amounts of weight.