Basically instead of trying to force the bar to rest against your
shoulders which compromises your leverages, you set up with optimal
leverages for the triceps and as a result the bar is suspended in
mid-air, but this won't be an issue if your triceps are touching your lats,
and everything is tight and flexed (triceps, biceps, lats and glutes)
You can see me pressing this way here
If you compare to someone with shorter forearms, you can see how the
position of the triceps are pretty much the same (pause at 0:09 for the
first video, and 0:12 for the second video below)
Does it actually help to press this way? Well yes, because:
1. You reduce the distance the bar has to travel 2. The trriceps are in a more efficient position to press 3. There is less layback
I have pressed with the bar resting on the top of my chest before, and I
found I needed much more power off the chest and I had much more layback,
but with this technique I dont need as much power off the bottom and
layback is reduced by quite a bit.
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