why should I stick with OHP?

If I remember right, Jim says you can use a variation like push press instead of the overhead press. If nothing else a few extra sets of push presses may help get your shoulders used to a little more weight. The problem with dumbbells is that it is even harder to make increases in the weight, because 5 lbs on a dumbbell becomes the equivalent of 10 lbs with a barbell.

Don't be afraid of resets. The program was designed for submax lifting. If I don't hit 5 reps on my 5/3/1 week, I usually do a reset.

For form, I have like the way that Rippetoe teaches the overhead press. I think there are some videos on it on Youtube.

I think many people don't worry much about the overhead press. I don't think it counts towards powerlifting maxes.

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Just a curious question in relation to your thread, but what about OHP makes it hard/disliked? It's basically the simplest and easiest of the compound lifts in my opinion. I look forward to OHP day in my 5/3/1 rotation because of it (a break from the brutal exercises). Simply curious.

I hate it because I'm no longer making gains frequently on it so progress seems like it's never happening. Which gains are happening, they are just so slow it feels like never. Makes me feel weak, and that makes me feel angry, lol.

Well of course, but that's to be expected. At this point I am only adding 10-15lbs to my OHP per year. It's rough but the lift itself is simple and straightforward. And you recover fast so it only takes me half the time to do my sets versus something like DL or squat.

Yeah, my gains are similar, probably a little less. But, like I said up thread, they are weakness of mine which is exactly why I include them. My shoulders burn out super quick and take longer to recover between sets. They are very straight forward lift. It's either going up or it's not.

I was stoked the other day to get 100x6 for a strict press. At the beginning of the year that was my 1RM. So, it's working and I will keep doing them because, bench, but I'll cuss every set I have to do them, lol.

100x6, that is very impressive for an XX. Nice work.

Thanks.

Your routine, your choice. Just don't be calling it a Wendler 531 without OHP, just sayin I rate them, they have helped my bench and with a pause up top gives your core some work also.

I dropped them out as a primary when I do 531. My shoulder joints no likey heavy barbell ohp. I am not sure why wendler made them a primary.