Foundational Movement

Push Press

Set-up:

• Stance is with the heels at hip width
• Hands just outside the shoulders
• Bar resting on the “rack” or “shelf” created by the shoulders
• Elbows in front of bar; elbows are lower than in the front squat, but not behind the bar
• Keep the chest up and brace the abdominals to maintain a neutral spine
• Closed grip, with thumbs around the bar

Execution:

• The sequence of action is to: dip, drive, press
• Dip: perform a shallow dip (flexion) of the hips, where the knees push forward slightly, the hips go back slightly, and the chest stays upright
• Drive: extend the hip rapidly and fully
• Press: retract the head, press the bar to overhead, with locked arms
• Finish:

The movement finishes with the bar locked out overhead in the frontal plane with active shoulders, and hips and knees at full extension

Progression:

1. Dip
2. Dip-drive, slow
3. Dip-drive, fast
4. Full push press

Strength

Push Press: E2MOM for 10 minutes (5 sets), 5 reps

Add weight each round if possible. Start from a rack so you can go heavy without a clean.

WOD

3 RFT

Run 400m

21 KBS (53/35)

15 Handstand Push Ups