Basic Description of the Push Press: Maintaining a plank while lowering and raising torso to the ground
The Push Press
Using the hips and knees to develop momentum and elevation on the barbell in order to take the bar from the shoulders to overhead
- Building upon the ‘Press’ (Set-Up, tight mid-section, straight bar path and overhead position are the same), we add a “dip-drive” of the hips and knees
- Initiate the Push Press with a “dip” by dropping 2-3 inches (knees go forward slightly, butt goes back)
- Maintain a vertical torso during the dip so the bar stays on the shoulders
- Then “drive” aggressively out of the heels extending the hips fully
- After the hips open, seamlessly finish with a “press” (same as the “press”)
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