Comments on: Where Should Your Elbows Point During the Overhead Press? http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/ Build Muscle & Lose Fat Through Strength Training Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:24:18 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Flying Fox http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4230 Flying Fox Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:30:56 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4230 Wel, rectracting my shoulder blades causes the shoulders to be pulled back. So if Rippetoe say's shoulders front, I would expect it means shoulderblades protracted. BTW, I was looking for your OH press video, but I can't find it. Wel, rectracting my shoulder blades causes the shoulders to be pulled back. So if Rippetoe say’s shoulders front, I would expect it means shoulderblades protracted.

BTW, I was looking for your OH press video, but I can’t find it.

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4218 Mehdi Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:06:04 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4218 So you mean your shoulder blades are protracted during an Overhead Press? Protracted => upper back rounds + chest sinks in. Upper back must stay tight. So you mean your shoulder blades are protracted during an Overhead Press? Protracted => upper back rounds + chest sinks in. Upper back must stay tight.

]]> By: Flying Fox http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4153 Flying Fox Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:11:58 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4153 Perhaps it would be useful to put it in terms of articulations. When I think "shoulderblades back", I think "scapula retraction". When I think "shoulders front", I think "scapula protraction". Unless you have 4 shoulders (and I know for a fact you don't), how can you do both at the same time? Perhaps it would be useful to put it in terms of articulations.
When I think “shoulderblades back”, I think “scapula retraction”. When I think “shoulders front”, I think “scapula protraction”.

Unless you have 4 shoulders (and I know for a fact you don’t), how can you do both at the same time?

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4152 Mehdi Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:07:00 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4152 You'd be amazed how some end up doing exercises. You’d be amazed how some end up doing exercises.

]]> By: Flying Fox http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4148 Flying Fox Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:52:58 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4148 So it is like I said before, shoulder blades back and shoulders front. How is that physically possible? So it is like I said before, shoulder blades back and shoulders front. How is that physically possible?

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4146 Mehdi Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:46:59 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4146 Flying Fox: like I wrote above, <b>shoulder blades</b> back, not shoulders. Spesmilitis. 45° at the armpit. Your upperarm shouldn't be parallel with the floor (that's the position for the front squats). Upperarm should also not be perpendicular/vertical with the floor (inefficient). Parallel = horizontal, perpendicular = vertical indeed. Flying Fox: like I wrote above, shoulder blades back, not shoulders.

Spesmilitis. 45° at the armpit. Your upperarm shouldn’t be parallel with the floor (that’s the position for the front squats). Upperarm should also not be perpendicular/vertical with the floor (inefficient). Parallel = horizontal, perpendicular = vertical indeed.

]]> By: spesmilitis http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4145 spesmilitis Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:40:38 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4145 "Your elbows should be in front of your shoulders. Not parallel with the floor. Not perpendicular to the floor. 45° armpit angle." Do you mean body instead of floor? To me, parallel to the floor means horizontal and perpendicular to the floor means verticle. “Your elbows should be in front of your shoulders. Not parallel with the floor. Not perpendicular to the floor. 45° armpit angle.”

Do you mean body instead of floor? To me, parallel to the floor means horizontal and perpendicular to the floor means verticle.

]]> By: Flying Fox http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4144 Flying Fox Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:40:34 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4144 I'm not talking about the chest, but the shoulders. Read page 144, point 2. He talks about "getting the shoulders forward". I’m not talking about the chest, but the shoulders. Read page 144, point 2. He talks about “getting the shoulders forward”.

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4134 Mehdi Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:39:55 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4134 Lift your chest up & the shoulder blades will be down (not completely of course). Check starting strength page 146 figure 13a: flat chest. Figure B big chest. Lift your chest up & the shoulder blades will be down (not completely of course).

Check starting strength page 146 figure 13a: flat chest. Figure B big chest.

]]> By: Flying Fox http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4129 Flying Fox Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:25:23 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/where-should-your-elbows-be-during-the-overhead-press/#comment-4129 So I have to pull my shoulder blades back and push my shoulders to the front? So I have to pull my shoulder blades back and push my shoulders to the front?

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