How to Overhead Press With Mark Rippetoe | The Art of Manliness

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  • @PatientVelociraptor
    @PatientVelociraptor 9 років тому +2547

    Rippetoe is straight gangsta, all walkin' around with a scapula in his back pocket.

    • @whatdupdoh
      @whatdupdoh 9 років тому +55

      PatientVelociraptor He took the lifting cue literally.

    • @drummer94
      @drummer94 9 років тому +9

      LOL I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING

    • @Ermandfa
      @Ermandfa 9 років тому +220

      Chris Arsenault the scapula is from the last guy who fucked with rippletoe

    • @ferdibook
      @ferdibook 7 років тому +6

      MUAHAHA!

    • @KDD8
      @KDD8 6 років тому +9

      I walk around with a banana holster, in case things get heated

  • @anon6109
    @anon6109 8 років тому +1903

    Mark Rippetoe carries the bones of his enemies in his pocket.

  • @jdhaines
    @jdhaines 8 років тому +1195

    I've done overhead presses for years. And I never knew the grip modification, hip throw, or the shrug at the top. It's crazy how you can go from apparently knowledgeable in something to a complete beginner with the help of a true expert.

    • @fgv3357
      @fgv3357 8 років тому +18

      +Josh Haines Hi Josh. I would be grateful if you could answer these questions:
      How many years have you been doing OHP?
      How much could you lift with your "old" form/technique before watching this video? (2 months ago)
      I'm just curious.

    • @jimwalker7569
      @jimwalker7569 7 років тому +43

      G Coy funny when this isn't even a powerlift.

    • @JesseGilbride
      @JesseGilbride 6 років тому +5

      Josh, I'm also curious how much those changes helped. For instance, did it help pushing beyond a plateau?

    • @jackb5338
      @jackb5338 6 років тому +2

      Josh Haines then you haven’t been overhead pressing

    • @jackb5338
      @jackb5338 6 років тому +5

      G Coy except the ohp is not a powerlifting movement

  • @iamsam369
    @iamsam369 8 років тому +921

    That grip explanation is ground breaking for me. Cant wait to overhead press tonight

    • @metal2k
      @metal2k 8 років тому +10

      How'd it work out?

    • @jakemitchell7397
      @jakemitchell7397 8 років тому +10

      Iv been having BAD wrist pain. Do you think this will alleviate my pain? The new grip that is

    • @TechTeller96
      @TechTeller96 8 років тому +41

      Yep, mine went from severe to NONE by switching to this grip. It really makes sense.

    • @jackforge5353
      @jackforge5353 7 років тому +8

      Read the book but I don't really get about this grip. I'm really surprised how easy my OHP become after I changed my grip.

    • @rrsatx
      @rrsatx 5 років тому +6

      i use that grip to bench at times and it feels solid

  • @cactusgrannie
    @cactusgrannie 6 років тому +106

    This "demonstration" of the physiology and movement of the scapula was completely unexpected, but outstanding. This would be helpful to many people, who would never look at a video on overhead press. It is a hidden gem that deserves broader exposure for people with upper back problems!

  • @JRichard112
    @JRichard112 9 років тому +219

    "This is the scapula." = Mark Rippetoe carries the bones of the people who've messed with him.

    • @JesseGilbride
      @JesseGilbride 6 років тому +4

      "...this is all that's left of Frank. Frank didn't listen to me."

  • @rickbush8623
    @rickbush8623 9 років тому +64

    I've had some shoulder issues off and on for 20 years, during which time many different people, ranging from novice basement lifters to personal trainers to physical therapists to chiropractors have told me to stop overhead pressing. I was never able to bring myself to stop, but I never tried to increase weight on this lift, always keeping it under 120 lbs and just repping sets out. The information Mr. Rippetoe explained here in regards to how the shoulder works and why the OHP is not bad for the shoulder is so clear and concise and helpful I can't begin to explain what an eyeopener it is for me. I feel as if I've wasted the last decade and a half babying a shoulder when I could have been making things better. Thank you for sharing this video. I'll be seeking out more of Mark Rippetoe's information.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 5 років тому

      How's your shoulder nowadays?

    • @Droverification
      @Droverification 5 років тому +1

      He can't raise his arms anymore to type a reply. Yeah...there's no such thing as shoulder impingement...it's all been imagined by thousands of athletes for decades .
      Some folks get off on being contrarian (to the conventional understandings of things) so much that it ultimately and eventually tends to infect and erode the quality of their advice. Certainly there are times when a better and different understanding of a thing can show that earlier beliefs and understandings were wrong...and some other times trying to one-up the prevailing medical and physiological understanding of a sports injury...is just plain wrong and potentially harmful.

    • @BioLogicalNerd
      @BioLogicalNerd 2 роки тому +5

      @@Droverification At no point did Mark claim that shoulder impingement doesn't exist, YOU are putting words in his mouth.
      I've had shoulder impingement and babied my shoulders for a long while not making any strength or muscle gains for fear of hurting my shoulders again. I found some workarounds- OHP being one of them and I've been able to build bigger and stronger shoulders without any impingement issues. Mark is spot on on the physiological side of things.

    • @Droverification
      @Droverification 2 роки тому +1

      Nah ... you are putting words into my mouth and making a complete red-herring argument. I didn't say this blow-hard stated shoulder impingement doesn't exist.. I said he enjoys being contrarian to many decades of accumulated knowledge of athletes and thousands of medically trained professionals, who have experienced and witnessed shoulder impingement directly caused and aggravated by OHP... but this guy spends the entire second half of the video blathering on and literally states among other false things, that impingement during OHP is "impossible" and that it can only occur during bench press with elbows too wide. It's total crap and dangerously false information..."shrug" at the top of the movement or not. Bench press certainly can cause impingement. So does OHP. Glad your shoulders are improving... your individual experience does nothing to negate the false information this guy presented or the many thousands of athletes who have had shoulder damage even from properly performed OHP., but who can still bench press successfully, some over 400lbs without any shoulder pain or impingement, once OHP had been eliminated from the training regimen. I am exactly such a one... and whereas one person who CAN do shoulder press without pain (you) doesn't prove a thing to negate many thousands who do suffer from it... one person who CAN'T do OHP without shoulder impingement but who can very successfully bench press (ME -- even forgetting the many thousands of others just like me and the thousands of medical doctors trained in anatomy and sports medicine who agree with us)...DOES entirely disprove and negate a stupid statement that "shoulder impingement is impossible from OHP".

    • @BioLogicalNerd
      @BioLogicalNerd 2 роки тому +1

      @@Droverification
      TLDR.
      If you are lacking the eloquence (and paragraphs!) then a forum, not a UA-cam section is what you need.

  • @tempname4039
    @tempname4039 8 років тому +43

    When Mark talks, we listen. We show our respect.

    • @bigdaddyyumyumthechocolate8481
      @bigdaddyyumyumthechocolate8481 5 років тому

      @Lakers fan lol

    • @bobbyfischer604
      @bobbyfischer604 5 років тому +1

      @Lakers fan Many top weightlifters are kinda fat. What's your point?

    • @SadChimchar
      @SadChimchar 4 роки тому +1

      @LA Lakers he's a strength coach, not a weightloss guru. He's excellent at what he does.

  • @CapyBrotha
    @CapyBrotha 9 років тому +239

    Mark has been the main contributor to my lifting. Thanks to his coaching videos I've made extraordinary gains in the past 11 months.
    DL 135 --> 380lbs 1RM;
    Squat 95lbs --> 335lbs 1RM;
    OHP 65 --> 135lbs 1RM;
    Bench 65 --> 225lbs 1RM;
    Thanks for adding more of his content onto the interwebs.

    • @Witcherworks
      @Witcherworks 9 років тому +3

      Adronomics Hey those look like my numbers right now. How long have you been lifting?

    • @CapyBrotha
      @CapyBrotha 9 років тому +8

      About 11 months, yourself?

    • @Witcherworks
      @Witcherworks 9 років тому +7

      Adronomics Just hitting 7 months. I stalled a few weeks ago, but I think it is due to lack of sleep (work night shift). I really need to get this squat form together. Everything is fine. Deadlist still continue to go up but squat and press stall.

    • @CapyBrotha
      @CapyBrotha 9 років тому +2

      It certainly does take all your faculties to be in order for you to get over those humps. I was feeling a little tendonitis in Dec which slowed down my squats. I got it back up though.
      I'd recommend adding some volume work after all your heavy sets are finished. By that I mean just do the same exercises by with lighter weight & higher repetitions. You gotta add muscle to get stronger, something people tend to forget.

    • @Witcherworks
      @Witcherworks 9 років тому +1

      Adronomics Yes, that's what I do currently. It's kinda hard on squats because I am usually exhausted with the required sets that my form breaks down. I am still trying to learn my body when it comes to squatting. I am very flexible in the hole and that kinda works against me. Still playing with my feet width because my inner thigh (abductors I believe) are very sorry afterwards.

  • @AlexLeonidas
    @AlexLeonidas 9 років тому +587

    Mark Rippetoe is the best! It's great that he is being exposed more in this video.

    • @GamerTheTurtle
      @GamerTheTurtle 9 років тому +9

      +AlphaDestiny Lol you're right, you're everywhere

    • @talhaoktem
      @talhaoktem 7 років тому +12

      roycegracie11 said fan of steve cook

    • @heroicman03
      @heroicman03 6 років тому +60

      @@roycegracie11 what's more "beta", a guy pursuing his dreams or a troll talking shit behind a screen?

    • @commentconnoisseur1001
      @commentconnoisseur1001 6 років тому +2

      Changed your mind now haven't you.

    • @biesman5
      @biesman5 6 років тому +2

      @James D I wish I could choose my height

  • @docoftheworld
    @docoftheworld 8 років тому +37

    Seriously, you need to do more episodes with Rippetoe. This was one of your biggest hits on the channel Brett.

  • @wvjon75
    @wvjon75 9 років тому +72

    I've been lifting for 20 years and seen a lot of demonstration videos but this series is the best. I am going to try his cues next time I press. Great explanation on the impingement!

  • @CarnifaxMachine
    @CarnifaxMachine 8 років тому +1011

    Rip is the only dude who just carries around a spare scapula.

    • @jacksonofalltrades2665
      @jacksonofalltrades2665 8 років тому +66

      I cracked up when he just casually pulled out his spare scapula😂

    • @aragon19964
      @aragon19964 8 років тому +7

      LMAO HAHAHA

    • @rubenTR309
      @rubenTR309 7 років тому +3

      I literally just read this after he whipped it out

    • @rg3412
      @rg3412 7 років тому +17

      Said scapula probably extracted from the dead body of a crossfitter :)

    • @BANHMIZON
      @BANHMIZON 7 років тому +1

      OMG THAT IS HILARIOUS

  • @joaomiguel1988
    @joaomiguel1988 8 років тому +50

    This is public service, thanks Mark Rippetoe and Art of Manliness, precious information.

  • @mrjamesgrimes
    @mrjamesgrimes 7 років тому +22

    “The two eminences of my palm”... I’m going to be working this phrase into conversation now

  • @Catcrumbs
    @Catcrumbs 9 років тому +483

    The camera man really dropped the ball on this one. The trick to the press as Rip teaches it is in the hips, which are out of shot.

    • @IntelInside2020
      @IntelInside2020 8 років тому +47

      exactly-I was literally watchinh and saying wtf zoom out.

    • @rpelarius8225
      @rpelarius8225 8 років тому +44

      Most of the video is totally out of focus too. The content is excellent but it's difficult to watch.

    • @kevingray4980
      @kevingray4980 3 роки тому +5

      Just like in boxing and MMA where they often cut out below the waist. I guess a lot of fans prefer a good view of the face getting punched over understanding what's going on.

    • @jdecicco91
      @jdecicco91 2 роки тому

      Total waste of a great video and fantastic instructor - you gotta see the hips!!

  • @Mrchowho92
    @Mrchowho92 9 років тому +167

    Mark = Professional = Beast

    • @MakMuk
      @MakMuk 9 років тому +2

      Will Ferrell Ripp is a D Bag

    • @Dakiller1243
      @Dakiller1243 9 років тому +3

      +Mak Muk true. very tradtional is his weakness

  • @fitlawnguy
    @fitlawnguy 5 років тому +40

    I went from pressing 150 to 170lbs 2 months after watching this for the first time. Back again to refresh my memory so I can take down 185+ soon.

    • @byutube4360
      @byutube4360 4 роки тому

      Pfft I went from pressing 135 to 200 lbs in a year ... by push pressing lol

    • @vertigq5126
      @vertigq5126 4 роки тому

      Go get it man!

  • @froobin903
    @froobin903 9 років тому +40

    As someone just getting into working out with mostly barbell workouts,this series is great! Thanks for the awesome content!

  • @artofmanliness
    @artofmanliness  9 років тому +60

    How to Overhead Press With Mark Rippetoe buff.ly/1bl4CdZ #startingstrength

    • @mikehunt4797
      @mikehunt4797 9 років тому +3

      Art of Manliness Awesome i was already using this technique,But then again i always start my first rep from the floor to overhead maybe that helped me i dunno

    • @mikehunt4797
      @mikehunt4797 9 років тому +4

      Its called not using a rack so to get it up to do my first rep i get it off the ground and up then i proceed with my reps.....ya real hard to understand.

    • @mikehunt4797
      @mikehunt4797 9 років тому +3

      ***** You are a fucking idiot with 0 comprehension skills.

    • @jacobwatts3461
      @jacobwatts3461 9 років тому +6

      ***** He is saying that he gets fatigued before the first rep, because he does not use a cage, he has to clean the weight up into the "rack position", causing fatigue in the shoulders, because that is one of the target muscles with a clean.
      Why was that so hard for you to understand?

    • @mikehunt4797
      @mikehunt4797 9 років тому +1

      ***** lol yep

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 7 років тому +26

    Hardest lift for me to get the form right on: 8 months of OHP, and I'm still learning. Love Mark, great instructor.

    • @MicroMintyHourglass
      @MicroMintyHourglass Рік тому

      i know 6 year old comment, but same. I'm struggling hard with it.

  • @mizfitb7531
    @mizfitb7531 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve been working out for 12 years religiously and watched your videos and realized I’ve been making mistakes in my bench and Shoulder presses. Thanks!

  • @richlimme
    @richlimme 9 років тому +5

    By learning how to be more efficient, I can maximize my myself and prevent injuries. This is why i love working out. Always learning and tweaking from the best.

  • @UncommercialGames
    @UncommercialGames 9 років тому +6

    The pure knowledge in one Person. Mark Ripptoe is an Idol, a really great teacher.

  • @bryceflanigan4636
    @bryceflanigan4636 9 років тому +98

    The hand placement was fucking revolutionary for me. So many times I've fucked my wrists while overhead pressing. Not anymore though.

    • @piggly
      @piggly 7 років тому +1

      completely agree. I've used his grip for a year, bar feels more comfortable, feels lighter, and i press way more.

    • @makstod6903
      @makstod6903 7 років тому +1

      Nice picture,could not tell if those were boobs or eyes lol

  • @Deciden0w.
    @Deciden0w. 4 роки тому +3

    Whats up with the down votes? Rip is legendary and I have learned so much from him. Quality speaker and full of knowledge. The grip and how to shoulder press properly was explained amazingly here. Thanks guys

  • @VSO_Gun_Channel
    @VSO_Gun_Channel 6 років тому +45

    Gotta love the RIP. I attended a Starting Strength based course and it changed my life- been lifting incorrectly since the age of 12

    • @ettc603
      @ettc603 4 роки тому +1

      You attended the course at 12 already?

    • @lucianoosinaga2980
      @lucianoosinaga2980 3 роки тому +1

      @@ettc603 got his ass

    • @kevingray4980
      @kevingray4980 3 роки тому +1

      I hope you meant "had been lifting incorrectly." I assume the SS course was the solution to the problem, not the cause.

  • @ronnyraygunz8718
    @ronnyraygunz8718 5 років тому +1

    I usually get irritated by long explanations but rip's wisdom is golden. I could listen to his strength training knowledge for hours. I learned a lot in twelve minutes!

  • @runnofff
    @runnofff 8 років тому +338

    So hes just gonna pull a scapula out of thin air and go on like shit didn't happen?

    • @Kobe29261
      @Kobe29261 8 років тому +38

      I know right! "As I was saying, for-instance consider this human heart that I carry around for demonstrations!"????!!!!

  • @chocolatebuddha2092
    @chocolatebuddha2092 2 роки тому

    Not looking for manliness, just strength, confidence and grace in the movements. May have found the genie I’ve been looking for! Thank you 🙏

  • @pachayman
    @pachayman 3 роки тому +7

    I always dreaded overhead press. It kinda hurt and felt awake. I've been doing in wrong for years? My grip was too wide. His demonstration on where the grip should be and the range of motion of the exercise has changed my view on this exercise. I will not only rely on the bench press now.

    • @BioLogicalNerd
      @BioLogicalNerd 2 роки тому +1

      In what way does it hurt? I have had shoulder impingement and started OHP while I still had the injury and if anything I got better. I hear that the positioning of the elbows is key i.e. front, forearms vertical and grip should not be wide.

  • @johnconstantine2220
    @johnconstantine2220 11 місяців тому +2

    It's seems like I saw this video yesterdey. Wow 8 years... thanks Rip and Brett for changing my life for better. 💪

  • @mario4mushies2
    @mario4mushies2 9 років тому +98

    6:56 I absolutely love how Mark just convieniently had a scapula model on hand...

  • @alexarneson8646
    @alexarneson8646 7 років тому +1

    Fantastic press video. Hand position and shrug explanation/tuning are game changers

  • @jacobsmolik1
    @jacobsmolik1 9 років тому +136

    Great series *****

  • @charlesburrell3704
    @charlesburrell3704 9 років тому +1

    Best video on the overhead press. I have been in weight lifting several decades and this one is the one that explains why the correct method is needed for results.

  • @zsleepinglion
    @zsleepinglion 9 років тому +3

    I tried this out in the gym today. I am going to move from a seated press to standing. This grip really helped with my stability with the movement. Thanks!

  • @riordanbrown9557
    @riordanbrown9557 4 роки тому

    Every word out of his mouth completely humbles everything I've ever learned about lifting

  • @DannoCrutch
    @DannoCrutch 9 років тому +101

    This coach is very good. One of the better ones I've seen. I did competitive weight lifting for several years. I learned a lot of this slowly. He would have saved me a lot of time and effort.

    • @Ebvardh
      @Ebvardh 9 років тому +3

      I've never done weight lifting but I understand it's not a good idea to rush the learning process.

    • @DannoCrutch
      @DannoCrutch 9 років тому +4

      Ebvardh Boss Indeed. Can be very dangerous besides the fact that if you want to compete, technique is paramount. It has gotten a lot more scientific since sports realized it enhances performance vice the old myth that athletes would become muscle bound. Lots of advances.

    • @yuriboyka9927
      @yuriboyka9927 9 років тому +13

      DannoCrutch A little less than 10 years ago when I first started lifting, I was lucky enough to be given (as a gift from my dad) Mark's book "Starting Strength". Saying that it was *immensely* useful would be an understatement.

    • @cjman7
      @cjman7 6 років тому +4

      @Lakers fan and Beethoven was deaf.

    • @marLamaDeo
      @marLamaDeo 5 років тому

      @Lakers fan The strongest people are 'fat'.

  • @pldl200
    @pldl200 4 роки тому

    watching the comment section of a video involving Rippetoe is better than watching a Clint Eastwood movie. Rippetoe is a badass mufkr. Thankfully I started my lifting journey watching videos of Rippetoe. Every single strength trainee must watch his video to learn and understand the basic barbell movements.

  • @ggrthemostgodless8713
    @ggrthemostgodless8713 6 років тому +3

    3:00
    That advice on hand position is also very useful for the bench press, let the bar rest on the forearm bones. It also gives you the best and almost automatic PERFECT angle for the elbow.

  • @luv2shuvaskateboardjournal101
    @luv2shuvaskateboardjournal101 4 роки тому

    Greetings from the year 2021, still read the AoM articles and want to say that this vid is still solid gold.

  • @noname1247
    @noname1247 7 років тому +6

    I just bought the 3rd edition of Starting Strength and now I'm going to read it in his voice.

    • @BradHackett
      @BradHackett 4 роки тому

      asdf asdf I understand whhayeee

  • @Heiko_Cochius
    @Heiko_Cochius 4 роки тому

    I instantly fell in love with the intro/outro music. I keep my browser tab open to listen to in every now and then.

  • @xraydelta100
    @xraydelta100 9 років тому +3

    Wow....superb instructional vid by Mark Rippetoe. Not only how to perfectly perform a press, which I did not know and I have lifted for decades, but a succinct anatomy lesson that clearly illustrates how the scapula operates. Thanks.

  • @EsquilaxM
    @EsquilaxM 5 років тому +2

    As someone who's studied anatomy but struggled with it at many times, this was a fascinating video.

  • @charlietoombs7591
    @charlietoombs7591 8 років тому +772

    Mark Rippetoe is like the Ron Swanson of fitness.

    • @germangarciajr4249
      @germangarciajr4249 6 років тому +5

      Fr. Voice and everything

    • @aavila1206
      @aavila1206 6 років тому +4

      @Lakers fan he's a professional!

    • @lingling3626
      @lingling3626 5 років тому

      @Lakers fan why are you rude

    • @bithon5242
      @bithon5242 5 років тому +4

      God damn it, you are absolutely right. I was trying to remember who it was that he reminded me of. lok

    • @MisterSwanson94
      @MisterSwanson94 5 років тому +1

      Accurate AF 😂😂😂

  • @apexpredator9021
    @apexpredator9021 3 роки тому +1

    Holy shit. I am not joking this video is so fucking good. I'm 6ft 2 struggling with fucking 45kg ohp for 5 reps, can only do 3 before I gas out. I literally watched this 1 minute ago, squeezed my ass, armpits and abs, pronate grip etc. I breezed through 5 reps I was amazed!! Highly recommend you follow this video steps if you're struggling

  • @rickdtrick
    @rickdtrick 9 років тому +855

    I suddenly grew a moustache after watching this

    • @iDreamLeague
      @iDreamLeague 9 років тому +12

      rickdtrick This had me laughing with tears.

    • @KainusGulch
      @KainusGulch 9 років тому +13

      +rickdtrick I moustache you how that felt....

    • @elpeurko
      @elpeurko 6 років тому

      300th!

    • @Ivana9910
      @Ivana9910 5 років тому +6

      same here. kinda strange since I'm a girl though.

    • @florianw.560
      @florianw.560 4 роки тому +1

      INK moustache adds 30 lbs to your deadlift. Every serious athlete knows that.

  • @Cloppa2000
    @Cloppa2000 9 років тому

    Just came across ur AoM and am enjoying ur Chanel immensely. Great tips and u met the awesome Mark Rippetoe!
    I learnt to lift correctly from him and am the strongest I've ever been in my life at 52yrs old.
    Respect to both of you..

  • @TerjeDahlT
    @TerjeDahlT 9 років тому +7

    Thank your Mark, and thank you Brett.
    This was very enlightening.
    I have (of course) read the book from cover to cover and implemented most of it.
    But still, it was very valuable to see the movements and the coaching. Also, geeking out a little on the anatomy. My biggest take-aways from this was:
    1. Grip.
    2. Hip-movement.
    3. Shrug at end.
    I think you did very well, by the way, Brett.

  • @humayun-8872
    @humayun-8872 4 роки тому

    I tried this and absolutely everything he said worked really well. It takes some repetition to get the movement pattern ingrained but the efficiency of the movement encourages you to learn it.

  • @antoniopena3254
    @antoniopena3254 8 років тому +3

    Subscribed the moment he explained the hand placement, what detail! I just started working out again and have been binge watching bodybuilding videos yet not ONE! has emphasized hand placement. Guess that must be why Arnold says modern body builders have forgotten the basics.

  • @Benaddicted11trkfbal
    @Benaddicted11trkfbal 9 років тому +1

    This guy does a great job of explaining things! You should feature this guy more often

  • @michaelkregness8338
    @michaelkregness8338 2 роки тому +3

    Mr. Rippetoe, your explanations are spot on correct, it is a real pleasure to listen to someone like yourself that really understands their subject, well done Sir.

  • @LixtianShanghai
    @LixtianShanghai 5 років тому +1

    i love that fact this knowledge is so valuable but free at the same time.

  • @johnsnow7873
    @johnsnow7873 6 років тому +61

    Legend has it that is the scapula of Louie Simmons.

  • @jeffrainey131
    @jeffrainey131 4 роки тому +1

    I just learned so much from him. Thanks Mark for doing this with Brett

  • @USpatriot741776
    @USpatriot741776 9 років тому +4

    Great video, really want to extend a thank you to Mark Rippetoe for doing this.

  • @jackforge5353
    @jackforge5353 7 років тому +1

    Today is my OHP day. Found this video few minutes before my workout session and applied the grip method showed in the video. I'm really surprise how much it improved my lift and I able to squeeze another 2 reps instead of 5 reps. Every reps felt stronger and solid, compared to last week session where lighter load felt heavier and I only able to perform 5 reps with a wrist discomfort.
    I read the book, but everything is clearer when I watched this video. Thank you lord Mark.

    • @TheGoldenPower_
      @TheGoldenPower_ 7 років тому

      Jack Forge I bought Starting Strength a few weeks ago but I've been lazy. How about the hip thrust technique, how did it feel?

  • @couldntthinkofagoodnamesoi8357
    @couldntthinkofagoodnamesoi8357 9 років тому +12

    This guy just taught me so much. Can't wait to get in the gym and give these modifications a go.

  • @theresefrancis9283
    @theresefrancis9283 7 років тому

    I'm taking an AP course, so hearing him explain all the medical reasons as to why it's good for you was great.

  • @_M_D_M_
    @_M_D_M_ 8 років тому +103

    9:05 I don't want to turn back. Mark turns him. Classic 'look at me when I talk to you' son.

    • @tzahi12370
      @tzahi12370 5 років тому +6

      Lmao 😂 Rip is a savage

    • @SadChimchar
      @SadChimchar 4 роки тому +2

      I get a real gruff school teacher vibe from Mark sometimes

  • @ohnorickyo
    @ohnorickyo 8 років тому +1

    More vids with mark please he's so knowledgable

  • @joe3stix
    @joe3stix 8 років тому +235

    Brett looks like a new-to-lifting Jeff Cavaliere with a mustache

    • @theBoonarmies
      @theBoonarmies 7 років тому

      He looks like Mac got a mustache rise from Thorny.

    • @Daniel-ld7xs
      @Daniel-ld7xs 6 років тому +3

      HAHAHAHAAH

  • @hallo7612
    @hallo7612 9 років тому

    love it! Ripptoe is one of the very best strength coaches out there. Love it how he smashes the overhead press myth of impingement syndrome...

  • @catchabid
    @catchabid 9 років тому +3

    Could you please upload Bench press with Mark Rippetoe!
    Thank you so much for Deadlift, Squat and press tutorials :)

  • @brettwilliams8848
    @brettwilliams8848 5 років тому

    Thankyou Mark I learnt the deadlift in one day thanks to you. You are very knowledgable

  • @TROLLERSDELIGHT
    @TROLLERSDELIGHT 9 років тому +45

    I lost it when he said "QWAYS-EYE professional health...people"

  • @ComradeVissarionovic
    @ComradeVissarionovic 6 років тому

    His hand grip advice (keeping the bar close to the wrist, as opposed to inside the fingers) is invaluable. Helped me add weight to my press.

  • @warrengrange162
    @warrengrange162 8 років тому +101

    Only Mark Rippetoe can talk for eleven minutes on how to lift a barbell above you head.

    • @deb1847
      @deb1847 7 років тому +3

      Warren Grange 😁😁😁😁😁

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 5 років тому +5

      Well, the barbell exercises are the most technical ones after all. Theyre not so straightforward, no noob knows how to do them because if you do them intuitively youre gonna get hurt eventually. For example the deadlift, seems really intuitive how to pick the bar up, but you should be in discomfort instead of comfort after youve set up properly.

    • @grittyadi3652
      @grittyadi3652 5 років тому +4

      In his book Starting Strength he dedicates 65 pages on how to put a barbell on your back and move it up and down.

    • @marrom3552
      @marrom3552 4 роки тому +1

      I don't want to fuck with this guy.

    • @tjcogger1974
      @tjcogger1974 4 роки тому

      You must not understand how technical of an exercise it is.

  • @straightpipec6099
    @straightpipec6099 9 років тому +2

    I've got the book & I'm half way through it. This series of videos augment the book nicely & really let the instructions sink in. Thanks for sharing!

  • @vidfreak56
    @vidfreak56 8 років тому +3

    Impingement in the AP depends on many factors. The type of AP you have (it does vary from person to person) aswell as your scapula humeral rhythm and your posture. The exercise isn't bad as long as you have proper rhythm and the head doesnt bump the AP on its way up.
    the problem is Rippetoe is manually rotating a bone about his back. That doesn't mean that's what your scapula does. So to say it "cannot" is not true at all. There are degrees of impingement that depend on how much the AP rubs on tendons.

    • @ianhoffman166
      @ianhoffman166 7 років тому

      vidfreak56 I've had impingement before. and I've done this and it doesn't hurt

  • @matthewturner7253
    @matthewturner7253 9 років тому +2

    Your channel is everything I need man! Take it old school!

  • @freecheese4143
    @freecheese4143 8 років тому +4

    He knows his anatomy. Knows his stuff!

  • @Johnny-lj5ef
    @Johnny-lj5ef 7 років тому +1

    What a well spoken man

  • @PROTEUS_SEER-OF-EONS
    @PROTEUS_SEER-OF-EONS 9 років тому +151

    2:28 13 years of lifting and I never knew this

    • @danford6678
      @danford6678 9 років тому +6

      +newboldspawn Marks a great coach wish i had met someone like him when i was young enough to be a factor lol. Still love lifting but im on the down hill slide really gotta work hard for them gains now 8).

    • @michaelbutler9692
      @michaelbutler9692 8 років тому +1

      +Captain Beeftits How many years have you been alive Captain Beeftits (if you don't mind me asking, of course. I'm young but often inspired to see mature-aged people still going at it.)
      All the best to you and goodluck with your training! :)

    • @Obsidian1392
      @Obsidian1392 8 років тому

      Really? I started doing it on my own because it felt better to grab the bar like that (in the palms of the hands)

    • @DewTime
      @DewTime 7 років тому +12

      Perhaps he has checked resources. But sometimes you don't know what to double check. He probably figured the movement of the exercise is what he needed to check so the last thing he thought of was something simple as how to grip the bar.

    • @anonimus9921
      @anonimus9921 7 років тому +1

      Covalent Bond 13 years ago the internet was a different thing

  • @pjdexter168
    @pjdexter168 7 років тому

    This guy is great, in another of his videos he completely removed pain I was experiencing in my shoulders and arms from squatting that lasted months. He's awesome!

  • @teamgitusome
    @teamgitusome 5 років тому +32

    6:58 i just wish for a woman to look at me in the way that rip looks at that scapula

  • @jamescooper2005
    @jamescooper2005 5 років тому

    I hope people watching this understand that this is pure gold.

  • @chris51ification
    @chris51ification 5 років тому +5

    Ohp and hanging from a pull up bar have been fixing my shoulder problems.

  • @Johnthetripper
    @Johnthetripper 8 років тому

    I started on Rips Squats and Deadlifts 5 weeks ago and my stuffed back is giving me almost no pain now.
    I have gone from squatting with the empty bar to 80 kg (176 p) in 5 weeks, and I'm 52 years old.
    Good on ya Rip (from Aust)

  • @MyRammy1
    @MyRammy1 9 років тому +8

    Great voice

  • @Shevock
    @Shevock Рік тому

    This helps explain why I injured my shoulder last year doing lighter accessory work, but it is getting better using an overhead press.

  • @deeshmond
    @deeshmond 8 років тому +26

    Thank you for improving my press technique, Nick Offerman.

  • @julioandelia8681
    @julioandelia8681 3 роки тому

    Probably watched this video a dozen times. In every one of them I caught something new to improve my form. Cheers.

  • @jordantheman4653
    @jordantheman4653 8 років тому +251

    I came for the "hwaiy"

    • @MaulScarreign
      @MaulScarreign 8 років тому +2

      lol

    • @Shad0wC0mpany2
      @Shad0wC0mpany2 8 років тому +2

      Jordan TheMan lmfao!!! King of the Hill

    • @bletwort2920
      @bletwort2920 6 років тому +7

      Hwich is hwai I’m here as well

    • @exemplaryname
      @exemplaryname 5 років тому

      Frank Underwood Style.

    • @mr_red13
      @mr_red13 4 роки тому

      @@bletwort2920 Hwich is Hwy I'm here as *Hwell!*

  • @slacker989898
    @slacker989898 5 років тому

    Thank you. The press grip you demonstrated was f***ing beautiful I was actually doing presses while watching this video. My press feels 10 times better. Thanks again!!!

  • @CCV60202
    @CCV60202 9 років тому +273

    Why would I want to lift Mark Rippetoe over my head in the first place?

    • @jam34786
      @jam34786 6 років тому +6

      Charles Vann Why wouldn't* you!
      Fixed it 😉

    • @RS-ct2vq
      @RS-ct2vq 6 років тому +12

      would be a decent weight overhead tbf

    • @MtlCstr
      @MtlCstr 5 років тому +3

      It's the Overhead Press WITH Mark Rippetoe, not the Overhead Press OF Mark Rippetoe.

    • @Fortnitekid1427-o5k
      @Fortnitekid1427-o5k 5 років тому

      Charles Vann well played

    • @jenniferriley7125
      @jenniferriley7125 4 роки тому +1

      Excellent humour

  • @NikVilluri
    @NikVilluri 3 роки тому

    This sir is pure gold! Thank you.

  • @KolaIL
    @KolaIL 9 років тому +8

    thanks for posting these videos, they are very helpfull
    do you have on for high or front squats?

  • @phoenixdikaia
    @phoenixdikaia Рік тому

    He is so knowledgeable. He helped me so much.

  • @Kevinschart
    @Kevinschart 9 років тому +20

    i like hearing him say big words.... protuberances...

  • @intellectualidiot2000
    @intellectualidiot2000 8 років тому +1

    I love hearing about the technical aspects of lifting, how small adjustments can improve the lift and the science behind it! This really helped improve my press. Thank you.

  • @Semiotichazey
    @Semiotichazey 9 років тому +25

    I am a fan of Mr. Rippetoe's work. That being said, I am very skeptical of his explanation as to why you can bench more than you can overhead. His reasoning - that the greater number of joints involved in a standing press "leak" force - does not jibe with my intuition and understanding of physics. It seems much more reasonable to me that the difference is due to the fact that the pectoral muscles are larger and possess greater leverage than the deltoids.
    My own experience, however, very much agrees with what he's saying about the OHP causing impingement. I've had a lot of shoulder impingement issues, but they were always exacerbated by benching and almost never affected by overheads.

    • @JoshDG92
      @JoshDG92 8 років тому +1

      every joint leaks force / power somewhat - if its not tight, its a power leakage. you need the power transfer to through the whole body - when you over head press, you might bend too much at the ankles or they may not be in an optimal position and the surrounding muscles may not be tight, which will reduce power. I don't think the amount of joints involved make a lift weaker at all though, but they do have a potential to leak power but you can reduce this effect. the deadlift is arguably the strongest lift yet uses every joint in the body - but if you read 'andy Bolton - deadlift dynamite' he explains this is more detail.

    • @WithBACON
      @WithBACON 7 років тому +6

      Overhead press = delts + tris over a longer distance. Bench press = pecs + delts + tris over a shorter distance.

    • @thearchives446
      @thearchives446 6 років тому +1

      Shorter kenetic chain= more weight.. hes talking strict press, not using your legs.

    • @dylangray6931
      @dylangray6931 5 років тому

      My thinking is that you have a lot more range to push the bar over with OHP than with bench. Logically you can push/pull more weight if it's done over a shorter distance than a longer one. I may be wrong on that, but that's always struck me as a limiting factor. The difference in which muscle groups are targeted also make sense to me, as does the difference in how/where the bar is balanced at full extension relative to bench press, which lines up with what Rip is talking about.

    • @Artur-pb6fi
      @Artur-pb6fi 5 років тому

      Gort Baringa The pecs are mildly engaged too while pressing overhead.

  • @Libertad792
    @Libertad792 8 років тому +1

    Rippetoe really does have a fantastic knowledge of anatomy & physiology. Great video.

  • @DanieleGiorgino
    @DanieleGiorgino 9 років тому +3

    Mark is so fucking smart. If only every PT had his brain.

  • @holzy2360
    @holzy2360 5 років тому +1

    Thank you, this video has been very helpful as I was getting wrist pain from an old break.

  • @ViditKothari
    @ViditKothari 9 років тому +3

    Love how he coaches
    and also is beard and manly voice

  • @zplitterz
    @zplitterz 5 років тому

    that grip of the bar along the palm is where experienced kettlebell sport lifters place the bell handle in the palm too.
    the hip rebound is similar to a kettlebell sport jerk, I never figured out my issue with it, in that it made my psoas crazy tight, even with world class coaching.