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Anonymous
sup /fit/

Why can't I OHP more than 65 lbs?
Everytime I try doing 70lbs I can barely finish one set of 5.

I'm currently doing StartingStrength (was on StrongLifts before) and I've never been able to do more than 65 lbs. I'm eating enough.

halp /fit/. Is the overhead press supposed to be so difficult?
PS. I'm 5'8'', weigh 165 lbs, can do 9 chinups, 8 pullups deadhang. Squat is at 135 lbs. DL at 155 lbs. Bench at 105 lbs. I've been lifting for about 2 months.

And I've been eating right afaik. I'm eating a little bit above maintenance, but maybe it's not enough?
>> Anonymous
>>479821
OP here. Also, I couldn't do pullups today since my left upper arm was hurting whenever I tried... did I break myself?
>> Anonymous
Because you're still pretty weak. Your squat and deadlifts and bench are well below body weight.

I'm the same weight as you and had trouble with ohp for a while recently. Your wrists probably hurt like hell amiright?

Try 70lbs three times, always going for 5 sets. If you fail all three, deload to 60lbs. Then next time lift 65lbs. Then next time try 70lbs again, three times. If you fail, repeat. You shouldn't though. Keep eating, keep stretching your wrists, and keep overhead pressing.

A little above maintainance isn't good enough though. Remember you need 165g of protein per day to build muscle in your body.

And probably around 3200+ calories.
>> Anonymous
I think you broke yourself. Ask for a new one
>> Anonymous
>StartingStrength

I suggest taking a closer look, it's explicitly stated that OHP is the lift that will go up the least. When I did SS, I added something like 130 lbs to my deadlift but only like 7.5 to my OHP. That's just the nature of the lift.
>> Anonymous
>>479827
thanks for the tips

>>479826
Anyone know any stretches for pullups and chinups? If there are any...

I don't do any stretches except for the squat I do a bunch.
What are stretches to do before pullups/OHP/benchpress/DL? Or is starting with an empty bar a good enough stretch?
>> Anonymous
Sounds to me like you're about where you should be.

I'm 5'10, 190 lbs, do 135# overhead press, 15 chins, 8 pullups, 275# squat, 295# deadlift, 245# bench. Basically take all the weights you do and double them for me; and your OHP fits that pattern.
>> gay
>>479835
>275# squat, 295# deadlif

wait, what?
>> Anonymous
>>479836
It's how I'm built. Short legs compared to torso. So my deadlift is weaker than it should be.
>> Anonymous
>>479832
i'd say just bar + bar and some weight + bar and some more weight + .. + work sets is enough
>> Anonymous
>>479832
>>479827
Same advicefag here. Read:
http://stronglifts.com/overhead-press-variations-which-one-you-should-do/
http://stronglifts.com/one-bad-way-to-deal-with-stalling-on-the-overhead-press/

Essentially boils down to:

You don’t start doing Half Squats when the Squat gets hard. In the same way, you don’t start using leg drive & perform a Push Press when the Press gets hard. You work at it, apply deload techniques if needed & persist.

Also, sort your technique. Remember don't use leg drive, but rippetoe suggests a little hip drive is okay. As in, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebbhlKhs2E

Get your elbows pointing forwards, face up, and remember when you lock out to be underneath the bar with it behind your head.

Since I got over a little of my plateau, OHP is now one of my fave exercises. So much fun.

Also, sort your wrists out. Do flexor and extensor stretches.
>> gay
>>479841
>275# squat, 295# deadlift, 245# bench
you know what i think? half squat and bouncing bench.

either that or you're a fucking gorilla!!! oh shi
>> Anonymous
>>479848

LOL? How weak are you? I weight 145 and I outlift him. Just because you're puny doesn't mean everyone else is. When someone posts that their bench is more than 2x their body weight, squat more than 2.5x and deadlift more than 3x, THEN you should start questioning it, but his lifts would get dead last in any 3-lift competition.
>> ­Anonymous
I'm entering my 6th week of Stronglifts. Just yesterday I stalled for the very first time and it was on OHP, doing 85lbs 5x5. Keep eating and possibly deload.
>> gay
>>480096
are you fucking retarded? This has nothing to do with bodyweight or max bullshit, when your bench is close to your dead and squat there's something wrong.
>> Anonymous
Are you pressing in front or behind the neck?
>> Anonymous
Military press is simply a difficult exercise, you got it. That's it.

I weigh 145, bench 260, and can only military press about 145/150ish. Repping 135 is near impossible, I can only do heavy weight as singles with military press.

Just keep doing it.
>> Anonymous
eat more. always the best advice.
>> Anonymous
>>479827
lol wut, that's bad advice even for /fit/
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>480253
>bad advice
>/fit/
I don't what's wrong here.
>> Anonymous
>>480212
Pics of your barrel chest or it's a lie.
>> Anonymous
OH press is a damn hard exercise to gain on

ive been stuck at 115 for a bit now
>> Anonymous
OP you are me exactly
>> Anonymous
Have you tried adding any weight at all? If you have 1 pound weights, add one pound weights...If you can add 2.5 pound weights, add those....You could even just add more and more collars...by the time you get to your 3rd week, you're lifting about 10 pounds more.
>> Anonymous
I'm at 135 right now. I hit a really bad plateau at 115. I just microloaded with 2.5lb plates and managed to break through it.