I military pressed 200 lbs on the barbell (so like 240-245 total) 3x8 times standing. Is that any good?
If not, I plead long arm-iness.
Adam from Conn, Winged Hussar
It's more than I can do, so from my perspective, yeah, that's pretty good. I only go as high as about 145 on push-presses, much less strict militaries....
I couldn't do that for a single. What do you weigh? In any event I'd say it's pretty impressive.
Thats damn good. Most people cant bench that much.
Seated with a barbell is harder when done strictly.
That is pretty dam amazing imo!
What is your 1RM Military Press standing?
Your a Monster!
Koing
This thread only fuels my hatred for all that is connecticut.
That's a fine OH press.
-doug-
Where in Conn. do you live?
show off
Haha. I live in the Farmington Valley, outside Hartford. Don't hate, Doug!
I'm not showing off. I have no idea what a good press is. I'm usually very diffident about lifts that utilize my arm length, because that generally puts me at a disadvantage to stockier weightlifters. My best lift is probably the deadlift, and after that upright rows, cleans... basically all the back exercises and shoulder exercises - but I always felt the military press was given its own category.
My bench sucks, and I have an especially hard time with arm exercises - not to say that the numbers for the latter set are weak, but they're just a struggle because I have ape arms and the fulcrum is further away from the weight.
Adam from Conn, Silesian Express
Your not showing off dude.
Solid Military Press. I'd like to get a bw Military press some day but too many exercises to do!
Koing
I also suffer from long arm-iness. It's not so bad when you can get rid of the ego and just compare yourself to yourself.
I just pressed 201
Deadlift is at 550 lbs.
Adam from Conn, Silesian Express
I'm not going to explain myself again.
Adam from Conn, Silesian Express
I can jerk that once. I couldn't strictly press it once though... nevermind 8 times. How much you weigh?
I just used a combination of the plates and cement weights I had here at the house and loaded it up...
4 25 lb. plates
4 16 lb. plates
4 10 lb. plates
Plus the heavy barbell (it's an old-school cement weight bar that absolutely will not bend)
Gaydarblane, my natural weight is around 215 lbs.
Adam from Conn, Winged Hussar