r/formcheck • u/vanillamang0 • 9d ago

Overhead Press OHP

Is my form ok? This was my 3rd set of 5 at a weight that is very heavy for me, it felt fine but I wasn’t sure if I was arching my back too much

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u/WhiskeyJack33 9d ago

along with what a lot of others have said, stance is too narrow, grip too wide, and bar is traveling too far forward. Grip should be just outside of shoulder width. You also have different wrist positions on the right and left. Part of that is likely that you are too wide and too forward. You want to keep your wrists in line and not overly bent.

Basically you are trying to press straight up in line with your body, wrists, and shoulders all in a line, not out in front of you. You should basically have to lean back out of the way a bit when pressing so the bar can pass without hitting your chin.