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yirara
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I just watched the OHP presses video below, and saw a few videos on power cleans. I don't have sound on my computer, thus excuse me when this is wrong. It seems like the bar should rest on the shoulder muscles. I think it's clear it should certainly not be on the colar bones (been there, got the bruise). I've seen various methods to get there, but it always seems to end up with my lower arms being too long. To get anywhere near my shoulders I'd need to bend my wrists more than 90 degrees and only use my finger tips, while 90 is already close to impossible.
Can someone write more about the form for those kind of presses please? Could it be a female problem? After all, we tend to have longer limbs, and yes, my arms are long (should have seen the problem I had with finding a bike)
Can someone write more about the form for those kind of presses please? Could it be a female problem? After all, we tend to have longer limbs, and yes, my arms are long (should have seen the problem I had with finding a bike)
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I have arms that can't accomplish it either, barely gets in to decent form for OHP, front squat proper form is not possible. Forearms too long compared to upper arms, not good ratio.
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Front rack position takes practice. A lot of people take some quality work to get there. The bar just rests on your front delts. Get your elbows up to make the rack. You're only really touching the bar with a few fingertips, you're not supporting the bar with your fingers at all. 99% of the load will be on your delts. Google front rack mobility work to help, in a few weeks you'll make good progress. Especially if you can already get a few fingertips on the bar.0
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I have arms that can't accomplish it either, barely gets in to decent form for OHP, front squat proper form is not possible. Forearms too long compared to upper arms, not good ratio.
Oh well.
Yes, I know what you mean. If I lift my ellbows up it's my wrists that are at the height of the front delts. Taking about a bad ratio! Now if my lower legs would be as slim and long as my forearms!
I'll have to google a bit if I find some actual written instructions as videos are rather useless without sound.0 -
I have arms that can't accomplish it either, barely gets in to decent form for OHP, front squat proper form is not possible. Forearms too long compared to upper arms, not good ratio.
Oh well.
Yes, I know what you mean. If I lift my elbows up it's my wrists that are at the height of the front delts. Taking about a bad ratio! Now if my lower legs would be as slim and long as my forearms!
I'll have to google a bit if I find some actual written instructions as videos are rather useless without sound.
My wrists are at bottom of neck. My wrist and fingers would be so badly bent backwards. Ouch, my thumb just popped!
And I'm not really sure what the slender long forearms are good for, except looking vascular rather easy.0
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