How I'm going to press 300lbs (A plan to increase your overhead press)

[@SzatStrength]

What are your favorite pressing variations?

[@dylandaybell7151]

Awesome video, love strict press and push press but it’s a bit rough on my wrists atm. Love the videos ur putting out. Big fan 🙌

[@illustriousindividual1077]

Paused press above forehead

[@SzatStrength]

Illustrious Individual those are gnarly

[@SzatStrength]

Dylan Daybell thanks for watching!!!

[@nickvoelker7180]

Whichever one needs improvement. Currently working on OHP, so that's the fav. I'd say thanks for the tips, but your plan is exactly what I'm already doing...just with way less weight.

[@theaverageliftingguy1993]

I'm still chasing that elusive 225lb strict press, but it's hard being disabled. Getting close tho. You're gonna crush 300 man! You're a beeeeast!

[@Jafmanz]

I'm enabled. nice to meet you.

[@tanzilhossain2693]

I'm able to lift

[@davidyen8525]

I appreciate how short the video was and how direct it was, honestly so many creators take 30 minutes just to explain what you just did.

[@luluvibritania]

Been doing a lot of these tips and 100% can’t wait to see the 300lbs strict press. Recently hit a 200lbs strict press for 3 and a 205 strict log press. I’ve been alternating between the implements with different variations, push, jerk, pin etc and also been doing a lot of close grip as my main bench variation. Has seemed to work pretty well.

[@SzatStrength]

heck yeah, that's awesome!!!

[@tylersaupe1612]

Just did OHP this morning as a part of my 5x5 plan. With 165 lbs I went 5, 5, 5, 4, 4.. I crushed triceps yesterday so hopefully that is the cause for the failed reps and my linear progression hasn’t stopped. May have to deload and implement these tips!

[@SzatStrength]

Heck yes!!!

[@ShootLiegh]

I had a lot of success doing overhead yoke walks for my OHP. Same concept as the push press but even further. You can really overload the shoulder girdle and get a lot of time holding 300+ lbs over your head. And unlike the regular yoke, it's not actually that taxing so you don't have to worry about trashing your ability to recover. Also definitely build the shit out of your rear delts and upper back with both bodybuilding and strength movements and make sure you are keeping them super tight when pressing. If you think about how tight you have to get your upper back when setting up for a bench and how important it is, you have to be able to create the same exact tight position, except it's even more important because there's no bench to push against. So It's gotta be all muscle baby. Good luck man, I visited your gym once when you were just getting into strongman. You've come a long way and I don't see you slowing down any time soon. Super excited to see how far you go

[@elishaseeber5244]

Those overhead carries are brutal 😳 I've started doing them with heavy dumbbells cause I don't have a yolk.

[@YetSoAsByFire]

Excellent, solid advice for not only the OHP, but how to systematically strengthen any big lift. You're a big inspiration for me and my cousin that I work with, and work out together in our own garage gym. Today we joked about being your first franchisee for the Lions Den for Rhode Island, and calling it "the Cub House". We got a long way to grow!

[@SzatStrength]

Thank you!! And haha you never know ;))) could be cool!!!

[@ChaosPotatos]

Ive been watching you since the beginning and seeing how much more comfortable you seem on camera is nice to see Joey! Your videos are very entertaining especially when you splash in the goofy humor

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

What a timely video! Just today I pressed 80kg thrice. Next up 90kg and hopefully 100kg (or 225lbs) sometime during 2021. Progress has been slowing down a lot after getting to 80kg tho and I'll know this vid will be helpful even before watching it EDIT: Now I feel pretty, pretty smart since the tips were things I kinda had figured out. Triceps are definitely the weak point at the moment. Thanks for the vid!

[@SzatStrength]

Glad the video reassured you!!!

[@LatimusChadimus]

That's all I've been working on the last three months, my overhead, and my squat jerk. So excited to watch, thanks Joey!

[@SzatStrength]

Thank you!!! Let’s get after it!!!

[@Alecolifts]

High rep pressing has really helped me the most man! Went from 10 reps on 60 kg , now 19-20 reps strict pressing and about to attempt 100 kg 1RM soon.

[@evertha.serna.m.6941]

Your Shoulders are Huge Joey. Keep Growing💪✌

[@SzatStrength]

Just some baby boulders

[@noahsibahi-jackson8757]

Joey is a massive human

[@raph10300]

0:00 Oh boy coach got into the pre workout again 👀

[@SzatStrength]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@SergeyLifts]

You could have avoided all this hassle to 300 ohp by doing one thing: taking creatine!

[@SzatStrength]

damn... I'm an idiot.

[@Wtfisahandle344]

Easy tip use a smith machine

[@steveng.7269]

Hahaha

[@overlord6815]

I'm gonna use this. Trying to take my strict Press from 225 to at LEAST to 250

[@weakboy6871]

I hate rest days cause i think all day about working out

[@SzatStrength]

Haha today was a rest day and I needed it and I loved it but it made me excited to train tomorrow!!

[@BParker55]

Go train with Alan Thrall

[@SzatStrength]

I will be with him in December

[@BParker55]

@@SzatStrength nice! Guy has some serious power and technique for his size.

[@tjhr6612]

I see Even the big guys like Luke and Tom stoltman favour a closer grip on both strict and push press👌🏻💪🏻

[@rennaway8728]

You got this Joey! Side note: this man has the best programming! Highly recommended!

[@SzatStrength]

Thanks man

[@dirge4november84]

Hey man we have the same goal. I'm at a seated 225 strict press. good luck with your lift your strong AF so you got it.

[@spencerwasch4895]

thank you for all tips, I'm currently at 185 body weight with a 145 pr on shoulders, so hopefully I'll be able to get 155 or more soon.

[@smokeymcpot69]

Any updates?

[@jodencro]

Great tips as always.

[@SzatStrength]

Thanks for watching

[@Dylan-cu4ty]

Thank you for this. I struggle with 135...feels bad man.

[@SzatStrength]

Welcome :)

[@juggernautathletics]

Happy Sunday! I really enjoy your videos on improving the overhead press. Do you think practicing handstand push-ups against a wall can assist in increasing overhead strength? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

[@hairyape_8103]

that intro was great 😅, I've done the same thing in my head so many times only to ditch the plan 2 weeks later

[@Eliteco3]

am i missing something Joey? i think if you put on 50 pounds you could compete on WSM

[@banglevision8207]

Thank you

[@Vladd134]

Awseome viedo and great tips !

[@martinmi5]

So basically strongmen have to be a mix of strongman and a bodybuilder?

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

Just what I needed! My ohp has been stuck for a long time, I was thinking about doing push press for a while, gonna try it tomorrow

[@mandy7674]

👌🏻 Good Luck!! Your content is so helpful!

[@stefanpreiss2657]

NZ crew checking in

[@SzatStrength]

So cool!! Hello!!!

[@tatts_with_traps]

I used lots of bands to make me get up to a 180kg overhead press help me be abit more explosive good luck with your goal..

[@SzatStrength]

Oh wow yeah I like banded presses too!

[@kevinkolkje]

What do you prefer? Stop a few inches above the chest or deadstop on the clavical?

[@mactimo333]

do you do JM presses for tri's? NOthing has helped my lockouts more and they are way easier on my elbows than skull crushers or close grip bench

[@utgardkraft1412]

Taking some inspiration from our favourite bearded lady. He did a free program a while back right after his kid was born. He hit the bench four times a week. Im modifying that program to favour the press and the deadlift instead of squat and bench. Going to hit deads 3 times and press 4 times a week. Switching between variations through out the program. My question is, how much would the overloading you get from a push press transfer to the strict press? How useful is it?

[@homegymfundraiser7960]

I find it impossible to bench more than twice a week. Whenever i do more im just not recovered enough. What can i do?

[@Scott-zh5ip]

Just what I wanted 👌

[@mconcepcion752]

135Ibs overhead press gang wya

[@nolanwilliams3007]

125😂😂

[@NathanSplosion]

Finally hit 115 lookin to get the 135 in a couple weeks! Feels good to ditch the 25 lb plates, cant wait to do the same with the 35s.

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

Just like coach said in this video: increase frequency. Once a week doesn't progress ohp that much.

[@Summerbrah]

165 but been stuck here for months

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

@@Summerbrah How many times a week you press? Where's your weak point?

[@LatimusChadimus]

I actually expected you to mention working on your lower traps to help the stability in that mid-range

[@diagonals792]

man my goals are to hit 220lb. I need all the help I can get

[@andrewharris3417]

Hi joey thanks for sharing these tips. When setting up the overhead press do you retract your scapula and squeeze like a bench press? I can’t find an answer to this. Want to get my poverty 135lb x 5 ohp to 185lb.

[@diegorivera6763]

How would look like your strict press day in terms of sets/reps? Im following an starting strength full body program 3x per week, but im stuck at 135x3x5. Instead of rotating between OHP and bench press, OHP will be my main pressing movement. I will adopt a heavy-light-medium approach: strict press (heavy), strict press (medium, like a "technique day"), and pin press (light) at my nose height. Ill take your approach to add a bit of volume on my triceps as well. However, im not very sure about the 3x5. The linear progression is still worth (and easy to follow) to me, but the reps and set scheme is still unclear, what would you recommend to me?

[@russianbeginner643]

No one in my gym does barbell overhead press Everyone of them just just use them machines and dumbbells

[@tjcogger1974]

Be the outlier!

[@SzatStrength]

Yes!!! Start pressing

[@elishaseeber5244]

You need to switch to lions den😂

[@Sealed_Chamber]

Standing dumbbell strict presses are great too, and in many ways can actually be superior.

[@kevinkolkje]

They rather do half reps with 60lb dumbbells than strict press a barbell with 25's on each side 😂

[@McMeatBag]

Are you saying it took me forever to bench 225 because I only benched once a week? Oh...

[@SzatStrength]

BENCH MORE

[@metalrocks999]

Press doesn't get enough love on KZbin

[@SzatStrength]

Let’s make press great again

[@Lupy501]

Yoinking these tips, 225 in no time 💪

[@ShAbdulRazzakJunaid]

Recently hit 185 on strict press, goal is 200 before 2021

[@SzatStrength]

Let’s goooo!!!

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

So did you ever hit that 300 press? I just hit a 225 press 1RM for the first time. But I've been stuck at 225 for 2 months now. Would really like to hit a 275 by end of the year but I don't think that's going to happen.

[@thesixtiesshift9173]

yeeee Joey!!! legend.

[@SzatStrength]

Hahaha thank you

[@Surfix]

What about the other exercises If I'm doing OHP, Bench, Squat and DL do I stop doing the others if I want to increase one. I feel like an RPG character and whichever exercise I pick the others go down.

[@SzatStrength]

You can do the others just prioritize the ones you want to get better at!

[@droogbear649]

you should come to Warhouse in Reading

[@SzatStrength]

I'm sure I'll end up there one day.

[@danboofin5094]

Would love to come visit there arent many strong man gyms in NY!

[@SzatStrength]

come and check it out!

[@elishaseeber5244]

I'm definitely gonna stop by some day, there is a strongman gym in Rochester NY you should check out Joey, it's called East Ave Barbell, its about as hard core as you can get 🔥.

[@elishaseeber5244]

@@SzatStrength .

[@TheGreatOldOak]

Why you don't put the barbell on your chest? Something wrong with your shoulders?

[@beastmodebuns8255]

Will you be doing accessory movements before pressing like you did in the last video with Juji or sticking to pressing at the start. Also I really should visit the Lion’s Den one day, I don’t live too far away.

[@Admlostinwow]

What about sets and reps you gonna do?

[@jesse1172]

Absolutely diabolical

[@SzatStrength]

Yesssssss

[@imtiazmoosa7199]

Hi I just wanted to know about up right row with d/b or b/bell is it also good for building shoulders and traps??? Joey thanks for all the great videos 👌🏼💪🏼

[@SzatStrength]

Good accessory movements

[@WarmDeck]

Gahhhh damn Joey looking huge brotha

[@louisss96]

Will you be benching at all when trying to increase OHP?

[@ZenithAngel]

Should I use a higher heeled shoe or a lower heeled one if my goal is to stay more upright while low bar squatting ? Also would a higher heeled shoe allow me to use less hips ?

[@delpierro213]

Which more carry over to Wrestling, Bench press or overhead press ?

[@alialtinel2960]

I don't wrestle but it's probably OHP. I see OHP as the gold standard in strength

[@tjcogger1974]

Do you ever use a push-jerk technique for Viking press? Or Log press?

[@SzatStrength]

Viking depends on if show allows it. This show there are no jerks allowed. I usually push jerk log

[@aviv_bd2341]

Hey joey, do you think you can grow your OHP effectively doing ppl split?

[@SzatStrength]

I think you would need to press more frequently than 1x a week

[@aviv_bd2341]

@@SzatStrength i actually press twice a week, I train 5 times a week 2 push workouts. 2 leg days and my back is strong so i don't train it twice. Rn my press is 100lbs×8 and 125×3 My goal is 135×5-10 And i make progress in the ohp but not hugh ones, i improved in 4 reps in a month but I'm stuck real bad in 125×3 So do you think doing OHP after BP xan br effective?

[@richardhunter9779]

​@@aviv_bd2341 The movement you do first, is the one that's more likely to advance. With your goal, it makes sense to do OHP first and BP second.

[@aviv_bd2341]

@@richardhunter9779 Will it be smart to rotate it? In Sunday I'll do bp before ohp and in Thursday I'll do ohp before bp (im doing db beanch press, idk why but i feel there is less stress of the shoulders

[@Savvynomad225]

I notice you don't do the forward hip thrust movement on the lift up, does it cause stress to your lower back?

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

Its because that makes it not a strict press more of a push press

[@Jafmanz]

you have a link to free programming but no free programming..

[@thepigmanlives6721]

Joey do you really hate mike?

[@kassokilleri2ff]

First time on this channel, clicked because I'm very interested in getting as large a strict OHP as possible. So my question is, can a person get a 300lb strict press without drugs? I'm not saying Szat is on the gear, I don't know. I'm just curious like what is a realistic max strict press. I'm 6'1'' myself. I have no idea how high I could go and I don't know what the quality of my genetics is anyways. But I always figured my natty limit would be around 225. Personally I've only done 150 at the most after about 3 months of lifting.

[@jimbowimbo3796]

How can I get to 225. I’ve been at 205 for a year

[@dogchow5602]

More gear?

[@boarrds9351]

😐

[@nietsnief]

What’s you’re current press max?

[@RennyRe]

What natural lifter in 2020 does a lift only once a week? :D

[@SzatStrength]

Truth

[@phunnyguy9382]

Bolt up those biceps baby were going pressing

[@kevinclair8927]

Joey 2 days later ".. or...or I load the bar with 300 and just get it over with!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Smokechaser92]

Still trying to get 135 for 2 😞 gonna apply the accessories and frequency thanks for the tips brother!

[@SzatStrength]

Let me know how it goes

[@benjaminbittner6082]

I'm so close to hitting 135. That's awesome that you hit it !

[@carps_gym]

Just do what Chase Lindley does is is 21 and press like 370lbs natural

[@SzatStrength]

wow that's strong

[@bmstylee]

The weight was impressive but it was a lay back press not an ohp.

[@overlord6815]

Well Chase clearly has a spine made of adamantium lol

[@carps_gym]

Overlord he is just a diabetic kid that that grew up in a strength lifting gym. He starting proper training around the age of 12 and continued on and off through training a round school sports.

[@carps_gym]

Overlord definitely has some good genetics

[@christianfritz3373]

This guys OHP technique is strait nasty hes got 185 going up like its just the bar

[@Kody_Hull]

Are you from Canada?

[@SzatStrength]

Nope

[@ev721]

1:16 😂

[@SzatStrength]

Hehe

[@tenzinlee6393]

"How I pressed 300 lbs overhead" would be a much more interesting video. Did you do it? I am looking for a video on how to improve my overhead press and I'm not going to base it off of what you plan to do.

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

Yeah, that's how I feel. So many OHP videos on YT and not a single one talking about how they actually broke through plateaus. I've been stuck at 2 plate 1RM for months and tried like 5 different programs....

[@StephanAndreMusic]

Hey man! Really wanted to buy some apparel but I guess given the circumstances you're not currently shipping to Canada... :( Help a brother out! TAKE MY MONEYYY

[@SzatStrength]

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[@Beard-OF-Courage]

Don’t slap me, bro!

[@SzatStrength]

You’ve been slapped

[@alimehrozi2828]

Tips and tricks = Anadrol 50

[@SzatStrength]

EZ MONEY

[@adamsmalelover835]

You’re on steroids. Would this plan work for a natural lifter?

[@nathanielp2012]

🤓

[@SzatStrength]

Hehe

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

How come you don't touch your chest ? The way your doing it is cheating

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

You're completely clueless. OHP goes to chin and it's a good rep. Lmao. Why do people like you insist on talking

[@NateBegonia]

1

[@SzatStrength]

what's up!!?!!

[@sn0lder]

just take more roids

[@SzatStrength]

Moreeeeeee moreeeeeee moreeeeee growwwwwwwwwwww