For me, it's The Press™

they got tricked into looking like dumb thots by some instagram model with ass injections

so guys how bad is it to lean back a little bit to grind through the last rep or two of a 5 rep set close to your 5RM max? I mean it feels okay, but I don't want to snap my shit up or cheat myself out of the benefits of the lift.

>What is this exercise called?
The ass press.
One of the foundational lifts for any Starting Thot program.

My favourite lift is incline dumbbell press. Its really fun using dumbbells that are heavier than most bench at my gym (35kg) and its fun seeing your chest squeeze in the mirror. It's also fun catching the cardio bunnies across the gym looking at you as you smash out reps.

To help with this, brace your abs like you do when you squat or bench. You could also give your pelvis some posterior tilt, which will slightly round your lower back, and reduce changes of snap city when doing ohp/p.press/m.press

>how bad is it to lean back
as long as that shit gets over your head bro it fuckin counts and don't worry about later
for my mental cue when i'm pressing i always just put this on
youtube.com/watch?v=T20aIntlGVo

Dammit, chances *, not changes

the press is low key the most snap city tier lift

It's ok if you're on the last set.
Literally just got back from the gym after doing log press 210lbs for 3x5. However it shouldn't be the entire set. Also you shouldn't have the load so far back onto your chest you're effectively doing a bench press while standing.

what do you mean? you're supposed to lean back so you can lift the bar until it passes above your head.

>Tfw I can easily do 210 4x12 leg press.
>Tfw I can only squat 225 x3
What is wrong with me

Maybe if you have twig arms and shit core strength.
Honestly, nobody even does OHP anyway, there's plenty of shoulder press machines the normies use. Now deadlifts, those are the true way to Snap City.
>be typical curlbro normie
>get tagged in a facebook meme about leg day by your normie mate
>haha bro we're gonna hit those legs harddddd bruh
>hey lets do these deathlifts they're a badass exercise
>pshhh I do like 180 kg on the leg press, I'll just load up 250
>put on my flip flops
>pull up my denim shorts
>reverse my baseball cap
>watch this brah
>with catlike grace (see pic) I lift that damn weight
>lean back at the top for maximum back gains
Honestly, the number of people I see deadlifting with shit form (rounded back, collapsed core, inactive posterior chain, hyperextending the back) is much higher than the number of people I even see OHPing, much less with bad form.

squatting is way more demanding than leg pressing

>see pic

...

>TFW I can leg press my deadlift weight with one leg
Its just how it works on rails mate. The anti gravity machines remove all the hard parts of the lift. I only leg press because I hate lunges and it's close enough.

>not catbacking your DLs

enjoy your shit leverage

squatting is easy i'm already up to 100 lbs and i go ass to grass i really love doing those

Honest answer m8?
Leg press is simpler, add in factors like incline, the fact you often have a back brace (seat), your focus is simply on the legs and not full body control.
Basic physics
>An inclined plane reduces the effort force needed to do work, but the distance over which the force is applied is increased
You're lifting 210 lbs, but you're not really lifting 210 lbs.

Your squat on the other hand has a multitude of factors against you.
One of the bigger ones is forward and backward stabilization. Not leaning any particular direction while going up and down adds a lot of stress.

>Inactive posterior chain
what did he mean by this

>Going for OHP pr today

>Going for OHP pr today
RIP dude

>yesterday
>tfw got 135x8
>1rm calculator put me at 169
>fuck it im a level 99 alpha male and decided to put 170 on the bar
>up it goes to the top of my head easy but then
>THE WORST FUCKING GRIND I HAVE EVER HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE
>EVEN WORSE THAN MAXING ON DEADLIFTS
>TRIED TO GRIND THAT BITCH BAR UP FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS
>vision goes black
>drop bar in panic
>mfw that 1 fail rep gave me as much shoulder soreness as a 90 minute bootybuilding shoulder workout

I've heard stories of blackouts doing OHP but never got it since trying that. Scared the shit out of me desu. I'll get that bitch weight up next time.

Dude stop entrusting your bodily health to meme calculators.
Jumping from 135 OHP to fucking 170 is legit retarded. You're lucky you didn't snap something.

Hello... Dexter Morgan

OHP > Squat > Deadlift > Bench

This is objectively true

holy brainlet if you're gonna 1rm fucking program to step up to it, your max would've been higher if you steadily cut volume down to 1rm

I can do 135x8, 150x5, and 160x3. 170x1 is a logical progression stop bully pls

>tfw chasing that 2pl8 The Press

what are you aiming for, brother?

>can only do 135x15 on leg press
>135x8 on hack squat
>tfw I can squat 245x5
I thought hack squats and leg press were supposed to be easier

that's just not possible

No argument there.

Are you sure you’re doing leg presses?

the fuck is this grip width? I thought it was supposed to be shoulder width or slightly wider than shoulder width

It's the snatch grip. OP probably has no idea what he's talking about.

Weighted overhead press>deadlift

>snatch grip

Yeah, I thought it was weird too, but it just feels weird whenever I do them

Quadruped Hip extension

How much do you do on calf raises? Just curious.

what the fuck is this?

That's a snatch grip you retard

is pic related achievable natty?

Someone already said that, reddit.
Nice signal amplification. What's it like to be a tool?

180x10 on standing
90x10 on seated

Wow, 180 sets of 10 reps? What weight though?

my post was better

180lbs for 10 reps

you have no muscular endurance you goofball

Yeah but you're attempting a 1RM after you've already finished a working set. Doing 1RM during muscle fatigue isn't exactly a great idea, just saying.

>every time I press I hear a pop in my left shoulder

>he can't deadlift without using his posterior chain

Yeah i almost blacked out doing deadlifts a couple days ago. Was scary.

I blacked out after a hard set of squats once.

>Be back at gym after a 1 month hiatus
>Motivated to hit big #,s and progress
>Load up squat bar with 315lbs
>Decide to go for 5 sets of 10 today cuz I felt badass
>Get to set 5
>Oh gawd
>Lift weights up, crank out 1 rep then feel dizzy, fall forward perfectly so that the bar lands into the rack
>start calling backwards

At this point I was completely out of it and felt drugged up.

>try to go outside for fresh air, stumbling my way to the entrance
>Can't see anything anymore
>Trying to leave the gym but can't find the door knob
>It's a card-opening door.jpg
>Fall down to the ground heaving and blacked out

A bloatmaxxx 50yr old man helpede into the managers office where I slept for 15 minutes with my legs elevated on a chair

>Wake up
>Figure out what happened
>Go thank bloatmaxxx for help
>Go back to squat rack
>Trainer says "hey buddy you might not wanna do that"
>Squat anyways
>Crank out my last 9 reps
>Pretend to be baddas and walk back to get my gym bag, smirking the whole way(idk why I did this)
>On the inside I feel like I've descented to hell
>Fucking leave gym and lay in bed for 24 hours

>tfw every day is press day
2.5pl8 here i come

>counting the plates

t. extends his thoracic spine because he gets all of his information from memes.

this guy is right

Have this user.

>not push pressing 170 and holding it at the top for 5second to trick your muscles into thinking 170 is okay to press

What's worse, her or the dyel who can't do pull-ups?

At least she has a vagina as an excuse

>Be at the gym
>Doing some cardio
>Look to my side, see a big guy stumbling around
>He starts walking to exit
>He looks like he is high on LSD and having a trip
>Looks at me but its like he can hardly see, dead eyes look
>Finally makes it to exit door
>Starts fondling imaginary balls for two whole minutes right at the exit door
>Realize he is looking for door knob on card functioning door
>See cardio bunnies are too scared to come into the gym, they wait outside
>He suddenly grunts like a gorilla just realizing it can use a stick to stimulate its prostate
>Falls to the ground, breathing deeply while moaning, closes his eyes, murmurs about scoops
>Thicc old guy helps him out, everyone in gym looking at this unfold
>concern.jpeg
>People start talking about it, concern that he may have died
>15 minutes later
>Comes back in, talks to thicc for a minute, thanks him and Zyzz for the help
>Goes BACK to squat rack, wtf
>Does 9 squats while screaming "LIGHTWEIGHT BABY" and then looks extremely smug
>Smirks at everyone like an autist as he goes into changing room, I think he was proud of himself
>Whole gym is extremely confused
>Trainer calls him a retard with a death wish

made me lel

>tfw he's wearing gloves on assisted fucking pullups

Calcs don't mean shit generally.
1rm is usually lower than estimates, plus some people just make better progress using lower weight for a 3rm etc.

that's also how he eats a dick

This happened yesterday evening

>At platform about to do 3x5 of The Press™
>Finish up 1st set no problems
>Feel like I'm being watched
>Gym is ground level on a busy stretch of sidewalk and has large floor to ceiling mirrors so everybody walking by outside can see inside clearly
>Notice a qt MILF and her two sons who look around 6 and 4
>Both are staring directly at me with their mouths open - fascinated.
>Turn a bit, make eye contact with them and give them a nod
>Bust out another set of five
>Turn back to the kids, flex
>They both start to smile and applaud - one of them says something to their mother
>The MILF is mirin' and gives me a big smile
>Give her a nod and turn back to my workout
>Really hope those kids start lifting some day

I wish I could hit 2pl8. Fuck.

What the fuck is this? Push pull to the extreme?

Good on you for doing that. I recorded a form video at the gym and noticed to lads in the back mirin. Hope those kids grow up to be micro-Zyzzs one day.