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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1652: How to Overhead Press Your Bodyweight

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 β€’ 12.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin discuss nine ways to increase your overhead press.

  • The overhead press, the squat of the upper body. (1:57)
  • Is the overhead press more neglected than the squat? (5:44)
  • The biggest mistakes made with the overhead press. (9:14)
  • Mind Pump Reminiscences: The evolution of their overhead press. (12:13)
  • Nine Ways to Increase your Overhead Press.
  • #1 – Practice it often. (14:25)
  • #2 – Utilize Overhead Carries. (19:37)
  • #3 – The Z Press. (22:07)
  • #4 – The Bottoms Up Press. (27:24)
  • #5 – The Push Press. (31:58)
  • #6 – Loaded Rotational Exercises. (38:00)
  • #7 – Rear Delt Exercises. (43:38)
  • #8 – Work on Overall Mobility. (47:02)
  • #9 – Build a Strong and Stable Core. (50:41)

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:05.9

Mind, hop, mind, hop, with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.2

You just found the worlds number one fitness, health, and entertainment podcast.

0:16.9

This is Mind Pump, right?

0:18.1

In today's episode, we talk about the squat for the upper body.

0:22.4

The exercise for the upper body that probably communicates your total strength better than

0:27.6

almost any other exercise.

0:29.7

The overhead press.

0:30.7

So we give you tips and points and exercises and techniques to help you get to the point

0:36.7

where you can overhead press your body weight.

0:39.3

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0:42.3

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0:45.8

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0:50.1

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0:54.3

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0:57.3

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0:58.9

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1:00.9

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1:05.3

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1:06.5

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1:12.3

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