CrossFit Push Press

[SpeedoJoe]

Why are they all lifting with trainers on?

[catchfree84]

dat everything

[musclemonster1993]

knees should go out not forward

[phaquetoob]

lol crossfit

enjoy your wrist and elbow injuries 

[sjunaz]

@phaquetoob You're the same fucktard who would say squat ruins your knees. Go die.

[h1060]

cult

[troydragon]

How's the anterior tilt in the pelvis...!! Load that and I'll think her lumbar spine will snap..!! :-o

[findingtheroadback]

terrible wrist position and barbell resting on wrists rather than on shoulders with elbows horizontal like it should be

[TheFatAmericans1]

what the fuck is the point of this, why not just do overhead press?

[iwantsteak]

@TheFatAmericans1 this exercise is meant for explosion, not necessarily for strength. the overhead press is solely for shoulder and tricep strength. somebody correct me if i'm wrong.

[illegitimate0]

@TheFatAmericans1 It trains explosion from the legs, lets your shoulders and arms learn how to deal with supporting more than you can actually press, and is far more functional. While this technique is awful, the exercise is great. It really helps to start with power cleans into push presses before you do full clean and jerks.

There's more to working out than slow lifts.

[CarlalaPearson]

She's not engaging her core muscles at all, resulting in poor posture. And is this a good workout idea for someone with bad knees? It looks like you lock your knees everytime you dip and then press...

[JSauer89]

omfg horrible form wtf!

[alonzo1995]

1:55 SNORT!

[nrudawsk]

The recommendation that the dip should be "explosive" is completely wrong; it shouldn't be excessively slow, but has to be smooth and controlled enough that the bar does not separate from the shoulders and proper posture is maintained. Watch any proficient Olympic lifter, and you will see that he/she doesn't dip "explosively" like this... This video is yet another prime example of why advice about Olympic Lifting should never be taken from a crossfitter...

[rogue8853]

lol it actually looks like the guy at :52 is doing it right?

[loosekarrott]

crossfit - not knowing what they are doing since they started doing anything

[MetaIhead89]

the woman at the beginning looked like she was giving a birth

[RandyNumNutz]

thumbs up if u were lookin at her arss for the whole time

[VikingII]

The only thing that bothers me about the push press is people go totally ape shit on the push part, and they barely press. They build up so much momentum they are actually pressing a much lighter weight.

[Issaquan5]

@VikingII Agreed. Apes going shit in weight room is always an issue.

[mikedeezy34]

they arn't pressing 225

[shanewest1945]

are those women using fucking 45 pounders??? O.o

[bango31]

@shanewest1945 You see that girl at the beginning? Pushing 225? DAMN!

[incognito217]

@bango31 That's not 225. Those plates are 25 pound plates. So she's lifting 145. Still impressive.

[bango31]

@incognito217 Ah my bad. Thought they were the full-size plates.

[incognito217]

@shanewest1945 Lol. No. CrossFit gyms use bumper plates, so those are most likely 15 pound plates.

[SuperTongpo]

How do circumcise Coach Glassman?

Kick a crossfitter in the jaw.

[thebonusfactor]

We're now going to Dip, Drive, Duck, Dodge, ....and Dip

[DemonKingMMA]

@thebonusfactor LOL. I'm going to make my own workout program called Dodge Fit. Where I just sit there and throw wrenches and dodgeballs at people.

[rayrc10]

was that ;ady doing 45 on each side with a 45 bar ??? if so whats her number

[goldtogreysmoke]

Down and up monkey!

[Cherimoya9]

Girl on the left shouldn't be putting the bar way behind her center of gravity like that, at 0:33.

Regarding "knee forward, butt back...": when the knees go forward, the butt automatically goes down (when viewed from the side), not back.

[ruobhad]

now that is a real woman. a reaaaaal woman....

[mikenh16]

I just started a different cross fit place and the push press i was taught does not look like this. i was told to do it my elbows more up and forward with the bar resting on my shoulders/clavicle more than my hands. which is right?

[asdqwe123asdasda]

There s no such move, dude is making this stuff up to get those chicks to bounce their tits.

[1991jimmy]

As a crossfitter I would agree that most all of the lifts in this video are done in poor form. People have mentioned the problems already. At the gym I do crossfit in we are taught the correct form.

1. Dip should allow weight to drop perpendicular to the floor.

2. Weight should rest high up on shoulders.

Doing the incorrect form limits the weight you can lift and can lead to injuries. Sadly not all Crossfit gyms are held to the same standard.

[xjusticex2013x]

@1991jimmy Could you elaborate on point 1?

[1991jimmy]

@xjusticex2013x

Yes, you dip your body by bending knees, hips and ankles slightly. If you view this from a profile angle, the bar should go straight down and up during the dip. Often people lean forward creating an imbalance during the explosive upward motion, leading to poor form, performance, and possible injury.

[xjusticex2013x]

@1991jimmy So, basically, think front squat?

[Gu88zz]

Lol

[stevoe1000]

Doing those presses back to back with someone behind you looking the opposite way, is an accident waiting to happen...one step back or drop the weight behind and 2 people will be seriously injured...

[ichater]

Does anyone here think Nicole Carrol the chick on the left from :20 onwards is hot? Shes easily stronger than most gymgoing guys I know but I still find her so sexy

[FlawdaFootball]

dat ass

[christlicker]

@FlawdaFootball I know. I'm getting hungry.

[Mike01010011]

Thank you for this very helpful vid!

[Mike01010011]

Great tutorial. Thanks very much. Very helpful!

[SGWeightlifting]

the push press technique in this video is typical of the CFer. Weight should be supported by the body, on the clavicle across the shoulder. Not the hands.

Watch the push press video by Greg Everett in this same channel.

Want to learn the best technique? Learn it from Olympic Weightlifters.

[grambo22]

@SGWeightlifting yeah, comically bad rack position, hilarious that CrossFit HQ didn't pick up on this when this video (to be fair, it's old) was released. How the hell are you going to transmit power through your wrists? I guess it doesn't matter with 95lbs.

[Midgert89]

Exactly, none of the lifters in the vid had the right form. If you dont rest the damn bar on your shoulders you will only add resistance as you dip and drive up.

I feel one hell of a stretch in my wrist when i push press, sure its not comfy but it allows me to push more weight since i rest the bar properly. If you feel the slightest weight on your hands you're putting load on your shoulders.

[mrceebees14]

@SGWeightlifting This isn't an Olympic Lift, this is just a push press.

Not a Crossfit person at all, but the mechanic's of the Clean and Jerk finish are the closest to this, and there is no split with the legs, just a press from top of the Chest.

[SGWeightlifting]

@mrceebees14 I didn't say anything about it being an Olympic lift. I'm just stating that the technique shown is not proper.

[seadoc1997]

@SGWeightlifting your a moron. This is VERY proper technique and accomplsihes safely what the exercise is being performed for.

[SGWeightlifting]

@seadoc1997 Wonder who is the moron for not knowing what is proper technique. Have you read through the comments and bothered to look at Greg Everett performing the push press? I look at my channel and then I looked at your's.. where the hell are your videos? Are you some 13 year old internet kid?

[FordGT555]

@SGWeightlifting The lift in this video is probably being taught by another asshole who bought his "CrossFit Trainer license" over one weekend of training. Fucking cultists.

[turncoattradition]

@SGWeightlifting

Good post. Doing the push press from this position puts a lot of stress on your wrists which can lead to injury anyone who says otherwise knows nothing about proper form.

[OhmgrownCron]

@SGWeightlifting Yea, Mark rippetoe also demonstrates the proper technique. Crossfit is full of fucking retards haha.

[BRIMMSTONE]

awesome

[Darkwarrior702]

Thanks for the info

[captainjosue]

Greg Glassman does a great job explaining but the model demonstrations are ok at best. If you really want to see some serious push presses with serious weight check out "series of push presses" by expensiveurine.

[bobbylucifer]

misha koklyaev's 200kg*3 is a pretty good reference too.

[asesino1]

really well explained, and some of the people showing the movement are incredibly strong!

[veijo56]

BRAVO!----5 stars--t. veijo---finland....