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

24 thoughts on “How to Overhead Press With Mark Rippetoe | The Art of Manliness”

1. No wonder my energy is leaking on this press. I press through my spine then after awhile I’ll start shaking. Didn’t know you gotta flex the butt so the hip will stay in position.

2. That grip instruction was genius.

3. I wonder where he got that scapula

4. I cannot believe that Rippetoe suffered this pussy for as long as he has. Must have been paid well.

5. So….shrugging at the top of the movement turns on the upper traps to stabilize the scapula…..but in the case of someone not trying to lift as much weight as possible….isnt this counter productive for functional movement and posturr…not to mention….tight traps and neck pain? And if you add that shrug arent you increasing the distance that bar has to travel? Please explain why you shouldnt instead retract the blades at the top of the movement.

6. For me I used to have my index finger on the smooth and I was less strong, experienced more pain and less control over the bar. I now have my index finger spaced once finger with from the smooth and it seems to be MUCH better.

7. 4:56 ive gotten what i came here for ?………

8. So usually I take Rippetoes words as gospel, ive been trying to do this lift like he shows here but it has been pulling a muscle in my neck every time. Is it possible the hip drive could be allowing me to cheat up more weight then I can press? Then smaller muscles are recruited to the lift and are injured.

9. I love overhead press but I am struggling with it a lot. I can't even lift 10 pounds on each side. I don't know what else to do.

10. As a Gen X, I cringe at the length of the explanation, but thankfully I listen to it all. So much information with the why and how. To good to ignore

11. Moving the weight from point A to point B serves no purpose… it's only a monkey business!

12. Idk about that bounce man

13. 9:36
    "90 degrees of A B duction"
    Never heard abduction said that way before lol.

14. Hip draaahve

15. Great stuff. Thay looks like a proper over head press.

16. why are good coaches always fat

17. Ah the whiff of his toxic masculinity fired me up for the gym.

18. Ah the whiff of his toxic masculinity fired me up for the gym.

19. Wow love the anatomy lesson. If it hurts bad stop seems like a naturally correct assumption. If overhead press feels great why assume it’s killing you?

20. It's good to see Mac was able to find work after "It's Always Sunny" ended.

21. You're gonna develop posterior pelvic issues. But you'll be manly lmao (not)

22. Let’s not forget the role that the serratus anterior plays in protracting the scapula out and around the rib cage in order to facilitate proper elevation and eliminate impingement like you talked about by elevating those boney processes out of the way. An excessively tight pec minor may inhibit this adequate protraction and render proper elevation impossible. I’m afraid it’s not as simple as you made it seem, and overhead pressing really isn’t possible for everyone – especially with the prevalence of shoulder dysfunction. This could be quite dangerous without proper guidance and oversight.

23. It’s good to know I’m not the only one carrying around the scapula of my enemy.

24. Hopefully these will help me with my pull ups

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