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A few times a month I’ll be giving you a break from Jonathan’s musings and popping into your inbox with a recap of what DB clients are up to, helpful training or nutrition tips, some recipes, and update on where in the world we are and more!

This week we are reviewing the PUSH PRESS, BREAKING some NEWS, and letting you guys know where in (Texas) we are 🤣.

Let’s go.

MOVEMENT REVIEW

For the last few weeks, a new movement has dropped into the training cycle at DB.

THE PUSH PRESS

The Push Press is an overhead press that uses an explosive ‘dip’ to propel the weight overhead. In addition to allowing you to press more weight than a strict press overhead, the push press incorporates skills like an explosive hip movement, coordination, a strong overhead position, and allows the lifter to press up to 30% more than a strict press would allow.

EXECUTING THE PUSH PRESS

Hold the barbell about shoulder width with your elbows slightly in front of the bar (just as in a strict press)
Dip quickly, with a straight torso (don’t let yourself lean forward)
The heels stay down in the dip and don’t come off the ground until the hips extend.
Press the weight straight overhead with a strong active shoulder position at the top.
Create a ‘big shoulder’ base to return the barbell to by puffing UP yours shoulders

THE MOST COMMON FAULT

The most common fault we see in the push press is letting the heels come off the ground (in the dip). If the heels lift too early this can cause instability in the dip, the weight to drift forward (instead of up) and reduces the power you have to PRESS!

PUSH PRESS PRACTICE

1) Without any weight ‘dip’. Make sure that your full shoe is planted on the ground and your torso is upright. HOLD this position for a beat. If you find your heels sliding off the ground, push your hips back just a bit more.

2) Still without weight, dip and press. We want POWER out of this dip so make sure you are doing a QUICK hip opening when you press. DOUBLE CHECK that your heels are staying on the ground.

3) Practice this form with a light weight. It’s even helpful to video yourself to see how your form is looking.

Click the videos below for a quick tutorial on the points of performance of the push press AND that common fault and how to fix it!

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WHERE WE ARE NOW

If you’ve been following along you’ll know we moved into our Airstream full time back in February. Well, we are still in Texas but it’s been a fun journey nonetheless. So far we’ve traveled to the Texas coast, to east Texas with my (Bs’) fam, to central Texas to visit J’s fam, and back to the Texas Hill Country (where more of J’s fam resides) to both wait out the cold weather to the east and west of Texas and to help out family for a bit.

The place we are staying is AWESOME complete with a killer outdoor hangout area, a beautiful pool and PICKLEBALL COURTS (with Hill Country views)!!

We’ve also joined a local gym which we are LOVING!

We’ll be hitting the real road soon very soon 🛻.