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Olympic

Push Press - Behind the Neck

Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.

Intermediate

The movement

Push Press - Behind the Neck - Behind Neck Rack
1. Behind Neck Rack
Push Press - Behind the Neck - Leg Drive
2. Leg Drive
Push Press - Behind the Neck - Overhead Lockout
3. Overhead Lockout

About This Exercise

Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.

1Setup

Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.

2Execution

Using the momentum generated, finish pressing the weight overhead be extending through the arms. Return to the starting position, using your legs to absorb the impact.

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Muscles Worked

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How to programme it

Sets5
Default reps3
Rest120 sec
Movement patternPush
Movement typeCompound

Equipment