Barbell Buddha Podcast - with Chris Moore from Barbell Shrugged
6 - It's a philosophy thing
Jun 27, 2013
Improving overhead pressing strength, Zen computer buying experience, 15th century Japanese monk as an influence, improving exercise performance through technique and intervention, impact of design and minimalism, embracing crazy wisdom and living fully, importance of prioritizing fitness, upcoming store launch and support for the show.
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- Focus on technique and form while lowering the weight to improve overhead pressing strength.
- Incorporate a balanced and varied approach to lifting using conjugate periodization for optimal development.
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Overhead pressing strength improvement
One of the hardest things to improve in this life is your overhead pressing strength. The speaker shares a tip for improving it, which is to back off the load and focus on technique and form. By lowering the weight and moving it as fast as possible, coupled with variations of the incline press, the speaker has seen progress in their strength.
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