wow, i had no idea that overhead press would hit lats...

[jopezu]

did heavy SOHP yesterday with a bar for the 1st time. i usually do them with dumbbells, but yesterday - oly bar.

it feels like i did 2 hours worth of pullups. damn. i've done SOHP with dumbbells for a long time and never even touched my lats.

 

[jopezu]

from stronglifts.com-

"The Lats. On the Overhead Press you can apply hyperirradation using your lats. Pull your shoulders into their socket by flexing your lats. Imagine you have a tennis ball in your armpit and you

 

[BreezerD**]

Hmm. I've never considered lat involvement in the press. Might give that a try.

 

[gza]

wow bro did it feel like you did 500 sets of lat pulldowns? *slaps hand, bumps fist*

 

[XTrainer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M

 

[BreezerD**]

Jagerbombs.

 

[XTrainer]

After working out in a college gym for a year, my tolerance for "bros" in the gym is abysmal.

 

[B3rserk3R]

wow bro did it feel like you did 500 sets of lat pulldowns? *slaps hand, bumps fist*

I like your av.

 

[Mr Gorgeous]

I like your av.

yep. I was going to say the same thing

 

[gza]

yeah its my ex broad theres a big discussion in the bent over rows forum.

anyway i know a guy exactly like that big fuckin haircut guy. he adopted the act from the video now he uses it all the time. thinks its funny i guess.

 

[fatcat669]

my serratus gets really sore when i overhead press

 

[Ascendant]

from stronglifts.com-

"The Lats. On the Overhead Press you can apply hyperirradation using your lats. Pull your shoulders into their socket by flexing your lats. Imagine you have a tennis ball in your armpit and you

 

[jopezu]

sweet, thanks ascendant. makes sense. i'm always excited when i fight something new that blasts areas i feel like i have to murder with exercises i'm used to (and bored with).

 

[$ick Money!]

Wheres the Protein?!

 

[Lusst]

In my belly (pants)!

 

[magicman531]

did heavy SOHP yesterday with a bar for the 1st time. i usually do them with dumbbells, but yesterday - oly bar.

it feels like i did 2 hours worth of pullups. damn. i've done SOHP with dumbbells for a long time and never even touched my lats.

watchoo talking about? i do db presses all the time and my lats always feel it. how was the weight in comparison to your db presses:?

 

[prawn]

OK since we're on technique for presses, I was wondering: at the top of the press, are your shoulders/traps shrugged towards your ears, or are they pulling back and down away from your ears (utilising lats/back stabilisers) ??

 

[Ascendant]

Somewhere in between, but more shrugged. Definitely NOT retracted and depressed.

 

[BreezerD**]

Your scaps have to come up to stabilise it at lockout.

 

[prawn]

ahh.