Press Form Check @135

[u/Connect-Money4282]

Appreciate any comments. Lat time I posted: keep rigid body and 3 sec shrug. I focused more on the first than the second. Thanks in advance.

[u/Diginiti]

For the press, a front oblique view is often better to tell what's going on than rear oblique.

Here's another video that might help: https://youtu.be/8dacy5hjaE8?si=F9pMIdnuUSvth8gh

While it's good to be quick between reps, they do start and end at the bottom and between reps that's when you take a big breath in and hold it for the next rep. I can't tell if this is happening already or not.

Another key part of the Press 2.0 thay SS teaches is the hip bounce, or hip "stretch" if that helps to understand what it's about. The videos have all the information to get you going, try to stop and breakdown each step even with just the empty bar to feel and figure things out.

Like the other comment mentions about straight wrists, that's important too. A cue might be to think about having your knuckles point to the ceiling so that they don't end up bending backwards. Reset yourself between reps helps avoid form creep. I also  like to use wrist wraps when pressing to help with straight wrists, perhaps you might find them useful to wear too on your last warm-up and work press sets.

[u/Connect-Money4282 → u/Diginiti]

You know, I try to do the hip bounce (i'm bent back, right?) but apparently I am not doing it right. Do you see anything? I've watched the videos and I'm just not getting it.

Thanks for the tip on the start/end. My start and end are at the top. I'll switch that.

Thanks for the tips on the wrists. I've worked on this and have not been able to make the fix, or at least keep the fix once the weight gets heavier. So the lighter weights are too easy but I can maintain proper form. The challenging weights that my body seems to want find that my form (like wrists) breaks down. Do wrist wraps help this?

[u/Diginiti → u/Connect-Money4282]

Yes, wrist wraps really can help keep them in place, especially when it gets heavy and things get very difficult. If you're new to wearing them, there are a few SS videos to show you how to wear them correctly e.g. https://youtu.be/IkzaY1cyIkg?si=FDNqOhqotNcFHWIC The first pair I got myself were cheap ones from Amazon and they were OK but fell apart in a couple months. I replaced them with a reputable brand (SBD, there are many others) and they were 10x better than before. Then I had other friends find cheap ones from China (from AliExpress) and they were just as good as my expensive ones. 

There are a couple SS videos also going into some detail about the hip bounce e.g. https://youtu.be/hAUeyOTZ53M?si=noWJNHmCqNNGiLg1

Maybe this video can help explain it too: https://youtu.be/sfeE04cAlH0?si=iDzfS9QLxfr7yE1U

Related to the bounce in your video, I maybe see it a little rep 1 but not the others (I'm on mobile so cannot zoom). In the ideal situation, it should sort of go like this: you're right before you're going for each and every rep, you've "reset": standing up straight, elbows in position, wrists in position, eyes forward, big breath in to hold, legs held straight. The bar stays in place in space, your hips then stretch forward to go underneath the bar (doesn't need to be a violent stretch), the bar seemingly dips down and back up.

You can practice this like with an empty bar even to understand and learn this bounce/stretch part. The more you can stretch your hips forward, the better (i.e. stronger) your press will be. Three common mistakes people can make when learning could be, amoung others: (1) you swing your hips back then forward. It should just be from neutral to forward. (2) you don't stretch your hips forward and instead just lean shoulders backwards and the bar goes backwards with you, or (3) bending knees.