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January 13, 2008
Back to Basics: Push Press
A corrective drill designed to keep the torso bolt upright during the dip-drive phase of the push press or push jerk
As some of you know, I was away at the CF Level 2 certification seminar this Thursday and Friday. The photo above was taken while we were drilling mechanics for the push press.
The point of the drill is to burn into an athlete's muscle memory the plum vertical position that the upper torso needs to be in for the successful execution of a push press. One of the biggest form faults in the push press is to allow the torso to dip forward. This results in a loss of efficiency, and therefore power.
Expect to see this corrective drill, plus a few more, during our warm-up and skill components this week!
Posted by Mike Minium at January 13, 2008 9:29 PM
Comments
I thought you were supposed to slightly arch backwards as you pushed up?
Posted by: Brad Greenlee at January 14, 2008 5:33 AM
Brad,
There's a distinction to be made between a move like the shoulder press (in which you can slightly lean back) that is about max force (simply moving a load overhead without regard to time) and one like the push press and push jerk (where time--or speed of the movement--is a factor). When you're generating power (work/time) it's best to have your body moving in exactly the same direction as the implement.
Also, there's a huge difference between leaning back slightly and allowing your body to tilt forward. The latter is what the drill is designed to prevent.
Posted by: Mike Minium at January 14, 2008 8:36 AM
Off-topic but impressive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMjFN-m2VOM
Posted by: Tim at January 14, 2008 10:52 AM
Holy Sh*!, Tim--that's impressive!
Posted by: Mike Minium at January 14, 2008 11:18 AM
And Nicole posted it just a couple of days ago!
Posted by: Mike Minium at January 14, 2008 3:33 PM
Saweet! Nothing like refried links!
Posted by: Tim at January 14, 2008 3:55 PM
Off Topic: With the pull up centric workout we had yesterday callous care should be addressed. Here is a great link for taking care of your hands.
http://www.beastskills.com/calluses.htm
Posted by: Laurent Frat / Lau / loʊ at January 14, 2008 5:17 PM
Also. If you tore your callouses, trim the torn skin and apply salt to the affected area or soak them in very salty water. If you really want to get back in the game quick you can apply some super glue to the affected surface.
Posted by: Laurent Frat / Lau / loʊ at January 14, 2008 5:25 PM
i find it pretty funny you posted a link from "beastskills.com"
climbers tear their hands up all the time (we call them 'flappers') and usually what we do as a preventative measure is use an abrasive surface, like a nail file but on a tube, and file down the callouses. works pretty well.
some fun facts on super glue:
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msuperglue.html
"Coover said the compound demonstrated an excellent capacity to stop bleeding, and during the Vietnam War, he developed disposal cyanoacrylate sprays for use in the battle field."
Posted by: casey at January 14, 2008 7:30 PM
Speaking of calluses (or lack thereof), Santa got me some neoprene workout "gloves" (more like pads, really) that I've been trying out on the pullup bars, and Nicole had asked where to find them. These are the ones:
http://www.newgrip.com/
Posted by: Alec at January 14, 2008 10:58 PM