FIX YOUR OVERHEAD PRESS 🏋🏻♀️ OHP Full Tutorial 💪🏻 How to Lift
Fix your overhead press with this full OHP tutorial.
Chapters:
Intro 00:00
Setup 00:53
Unrack 01:54
Bar Path 02:45
Resting 06:47
Equipment 08:50
Wrap Up 09:26
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I just hit 75 as my working weight on my OHP. It’s becoming one of my favorites! I love SBD
Pounds?
I love these videos. They're so thorough and highly informational. They always give me a ton of tips on how to give myself better form.
Been flllowing for a few years now and omg your shoulders and arms look the strongest i’ve seen them. You’re a great teacher btw, thank you for the tutorial💜
Today was day 4, which was OHP! Perfect timing! I was struggling with them today and got pretty frustrated just trying to get my form right. Seeing this video and watching back my videos I’d recorded of myself helped so much! I dreaded OHP days, and after these tips I’m really excited to try them out!
I love this! Identical to my overhead press I have been using for as long as I can remember. Like 8 months ago I had a guy tell me my overhead press was wrong because my head was pushing threw the window and that made my “back not straight.” I tried to explain how not moving your head locking out your shoulders and moving the way I was isn’t possible unless you wanna knock your head off. I love when men who think they know everything know nothing.
Thank you! Love these great explanations!❤
I just started to implement this exercise, so thats perfect timing! 🦋♥️
Excellent 👍 explanation of the best upper body movement
so so helpful! can't wait to work on my form next upper body day 💪 can you do barbell bent over rows next?
Awesome. I'm getting back to some heavier lifting now my baby's a bit older and it's always good to have a reminder for form.
Love your videos!
This video is very informative! Thank you for breaking it down and explaining the WHY. I'll definitely be coming back to your content to adjust and develop my workouts! Lots of love, and thank you again!
Great content!💯👊
Great tutorial!
Awesome! I have a dodgy shoulder so I need to stay away from failure. But being able to go a bit heavier on OHP would be great.
This just changed the game!!! The cadence of the pause is helping me so much. Love that you threw that tip in there ❤️
Amazing tips right b4 shoulder day..Also your body is looking so strong lady! That happens to be a mom too! I hate when ppl just say "I look great for being a mom of 2"...just say" I look great"..lol..anyway trying out your tips on my next training session..love from Toronto Canada!
Newbie here. This was great information on this exercise. Thanks!
You look amazing, Meg! 😍
thanks
The "Pause at the top and not at the bottom" was a really great tip!
Given me some great cues, thanks. I really enjoy OHP but have trouble progressing with it, I might watch the video again before my next training session. I'm basically self taught in everything because I don't have any friends who are into this and my local gym is tiny. xD
Glad you said to use a thumbless grip! I've found it easier than a thumbed grip but I thought I was maybe cheating a bit - now I know it's fine 😎
Amazing
the best!!!
Amazing tutorial! I love how clear and to the point this is. I love OHP, but I've really struggled with my traps taking over in a lot of exercises, especially the OHP. I have not increased the weight at all (empty barbell) in order to get my technique down first, but almost without fail my traps will be what I feel working when I do this exercise. My upper traps are disproportionately large and developed (seriously), so I've been feeling discouraged from doing fun stuff like this, because I haven't been able to figure out how to make this actually have the benefits of a compound lift (rather than having an almost isolation effect on my upper traps). And I make sure not to have my shoulders shrugged at all.
I would not recommend chasing a "perfect form" it'll get weird real fast and end up taking enjoyment out of it. Mike Isratel has done a fantastic video on this, would definitely recommend. Shrugging at the top of the lift offers stability, watch oly lifters who are arguably the best over head out of all strength athletes. So I would personally take note. If you have large traps you may be genetically predisposed to this, i wouldn't take work away from this area but I'd work other areas more to balance out, this is a much more reasonable approach to balancing out, it'll take a looooong time for your traps to wilt away. If they ever do because of passive work. Like any time you pick anything up, ever.
@@jesmondo5785 Very true, and good feedback. I also used to (and sometimes still do) walk home with bags of groceries, essentially doing a farmers walk for about a mile.. So, these traps are put to good use at least.
@@shaunawatts9654 nothing wrong with a good set up traps! It's a strong look. Maybe if you've got some going spare you could throw some my way, mine are nonexistent haha. 🦾
Cool! Can you make a barbell squat video too? :)
Oh man, my wrists and shoulders hurt just watching! I developed De Quervain's tenosynovitis from excessive wrist flexion and my shoulders and thoracic spine are so stiff that to do an overhead move like that I wouldn't be able to get my head through the window. I would be turning it into some kind of standing chest press, lol. It sucks being 60.
Yo Meg... can we add barbell rows to that list? Please:)
The muscle group for this lift is so small an extra .5 lbs can be killer
I heard you mention hip thrusts are becoming one of the progressive strength moves you will be adding in. Do you know when this is happening?
Ohp is my sh 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Now that's a strong, cerebral lady. Good vid
Does all/any of this carry over to axle presses?
doin' the lords work 🙏
Do you have a video on OHP when you were pregnant?
Lol I’m slowly getting stronger on that one but tricky fore sure.
Great advice but more importantly where is that sports bra from? 😍
OK.. I am just seeing you run in this top... WHERE did you get it?
if it falls in the top position then it first falls on your head, then on the floor =)
It’s like she knows today is my shoulder day.
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I can't say I agree in anyway shape or form with a thumb less grip. I've never seen anybody fail in this way. Ever. Because of a lesser grip you'll also have a harder going to a genuine maximum because the brain thinks you don't have a good grip. Naturally if you were to drop a barbell your thumb will pull away because of direction of movement. Watch Weightlifters/"Olympic lifters"
damn Mackenzie Davis got jacked
Is it possible to do a OHP with smith machine? We don’t have a rack for the free bar in our gym but a smith machine. Is there any ways or modification with a smith machine?
You can, but it's limiting how you move as the bar is fixed. or use preweighted bars if you have them
oml this was extremely helpful for a lifting fetus like me
Megan❤😍🏋️♂️
I am a old guy and it not a good ides to do max lift I messed up my elbow doing 195 on the butter fly machine
I’ve had issues with engaging my glutes since I’ve had my kids. Is this normal? I’ve been told pelvic floor damage can cause poor glute activation.
Hey
i Believe people meant it's the (Push press) that is similar setup to the (Front Squat) not the Standard OHP .
push press should be the same as OHP
@@leeniepielifts8806 No i don't think that at all , Push press setup is a front rack set up .. the weight isn't in your hand and the initial drive is with your legs anyway .. same with Clean & jerk or Clean & press i dunno the name exactly .. but if u don't have the mobility for it ye sure .. but Push press is done with Front rack position not like OHP .
Recent subscriber, love the tips.. But This must've been said before.... But suddenly I realise who you look like.... Emily Blunt.
Your wrists look hyper extended. If so, that will cause problems when pressing moderate to heavy weights. It’s okay for lighter weights. Wrapping your wrists might help take off some of the tension. This style is acceptable in Olympic weightlifting and CrossFit because the lifter is using 100% legs to get the weight over head. The wrists only hold the weight at the end of the lift.
That grip is ridiculous. Look how far the bar is from your shoulders... Jordan Feiganbaum is a 700lb deadlifter and almost a 300lb strict presser and his grip is narrower than yours lol
@Papa Noms … Hand grip location is dependent on the person, right? I personally like Brian Alsrhue’s (315lb overhead press in the video) overhead video: kzhead.info/sun/gaukfLN9fHyMgH0/bejne.html I’m watching Megs shoulder press video to see if there are other tips I can get. I guess she could afford to bring it in a tad bit, but she’s probably most comfortable (and possibly strongest) for her with her grip in that position.
Her arms are really thick, she looks like she could ohp a person!!
Pecks? Ugh