The Press Family

Meet the press family. There’s shoulder press, push press, push jerk, split jerk, and squat jerk. All of them share the same finish position, the bar overhead such that if you were to draw a line starting at the middle of the foot, go through the knee, the hip, the shoulder, and then finish at the barbell, it should be straight.
Why should it be straight? So that we’re supporting the weight with good structure. If the bar is behind that line, it puts a strain on the low back, increases the risk of injury, and possibly causes the bar to crash to the ground behind us. If the bar is in front of that line, it puts a strain on the shoulders, increases the risk of injury, and possibly causes the bar to crash to the ground in front of us.
That’s why today we spent a bunch of time focusing on how to find the correct finish position. Technique is strength. Strength is skill. Work hard in the smartest way possible.
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