This is Derik. A very competitive basketball player who is looking to increase his base strength to get a competitive edge on the court. I have him pressing twice a week in addition to squats, deadlifts and bench press. He started out at 65lbs and is now up to 95lbs. Until now we have just been adding 5lbs per workout

The press is one of the first lifts you will hit the wall and then programming will have to change from adding 10lbs per week to adding 5lbs per week. I like to add volume as well as the press seems to respond well to volume.

It’s also one of the more technical lifts to learn and if you don’t have good technique its almost impossible to lift it over your head when the weight gets heavy. In this video, my client needs to have a closer grip and keep his elbows up in order to maximize efficiency.

The little hip thrust you see him doing is a technique we use to create a little bounce in the bar to help it get moving upwards.

#getstrong #basestrength #liftheavy https://video.nostr.build/ac9da6650120fe6cace2cb4c2b9f225760398e68e37b79e5271b3b88320fa9c6.mp4