HIT 1 PL8 THE PRESS FOR 2 REPS TODAY >mfw post yfw you hit

I got 1pl8 for 15 reps last week.
I want to be able to do 1pl8 for 20.

>>42859643
How much is 1PL8 in kg?

>>42859677
60kg

>>42859643
Last week I hit 2 reps for The (push) Press too man. Feelsgood

>>42859724
1pl8, that is

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>mfw I was no longer insulting the God of the Bench by lifting anything less than 1pl8

>>42859724
>>42859731
nice anon! keep up the good work.
My THE PRESS routine is 3x5 monday and (1-2)xF wednesday

>>42859643
Assuming since this is press general I can ask a question
Gym only has 2 racks so I the press dumbbells while seated.
I'm up to 2, 50 lb bells
>Is it ok to take up a rack at rush hour just to press?
>Is dumbbells or being seated hurting me?
>Can I transition from db to bb easily?

>Had been struggling with The Press 5-rep for longest time
>Put on 35s and 5s
>Huh this is harder than usual
>Grind out 5
>I'd actually put on 10s by accident and done a plate for 5
Felt good

>>42859936
>>Is it ok to take up a rack at rush hour just to press?
If you got there first, fuck em. Offer to let them work in but most of the time they won't.
>>Is dumbbells or being seated hurting me?
They hurt my shoulder but most people seem to have no problem with them. If they're hurting you you'll know
>>Can I transition from db to bb easily?
If you're doing them right

>>42859936
1. yes
>ohp in the squat rack
is a meme, just dont forget to leave a tip at the front desk.
2. maybe, I heard it promotes bad form/compensations that can lead to injury.
3. yes. tighten glutes, core, abs, lats, chest and
grip tight so forarms are vertical then barbell the press

>>42859936

If you're starting out and there are no benches available you can get away with doing weighted pushups. Once you get bigger you'll need a bench though.

>>42859682

For some reason, i always think of 40 and completely disregard the bar

>tfw when dumbell ohp is at 65 lbs dumbells for 9 reps
how do i increase it should do a max effort set each session and add a rep or do a set of 8 then a couple sets of 7 and try adding reps to the second and third set each session

>>42859682
60.8kg

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>pushed 130 lb for 1 rep
It's so close

>hit 60kg for 3 reps
>turns out the bar is only 16.5 kg
All of my gains vaporized instantly

I could do a couple shitty 1pl8 reps when I switched over to the proper OHP from fucking about with seated dumbbell press. Only much later I found out it's some kind of a meme.

I switched from the rip's press 2.0 to a more strict press with a reset on full extension, just for the hell of it. After a couple sessions I can use pretty much the same weight and rep schemes, strict press just seems to stress my delts more, which ofc is a major plus. Getting out of the hole when going for reps isn't any harder because I reset on top, and can use the elastic energy when I start the push at the bottom position.

1RM with 2.0 was 170lbs, haven't tried it with the new technique but 4 sets of 5 at 145 last week was manageable. Next up is 3 sets of 5 at 150. Going for 1pl8 AMRAP seems like a bad idea as the one time I tried it I felt I was blacking out after the 8th rep.

>>42859643
>this is /fit/ now
how far have you guys fallen?

>it's another edition of "bar stops at eye level"
It's a demanding mistress.

>>42860542

Give paused press and pin press a chance, they eventually worked for me.

>>42859786
The Bench God is always insulted until its at least 2pl8, the Press God at 1pl8.

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>>42859643
>mfw finally hit a pl8 on bench
>mfw on the 5th set, 4th rep and gas out completely

At least I tried, Ill get it next time

>>42860146
IIRC KG pl8s weigh the same as lb pl8s but they don't put the decimels on them because thats autistic as fuck