OH press issues

RobAMerc

Hi all,

I am having some lower back pain when I do the overhead press. I know it has something to do with my posture as I seem to roll my hips forward curving my lower back - but can anyone give me some tips to ensuring I keep everything straight when doing them.

All tips very much appreciated.

Rob

JJayoo

i found the split stance helped shift stress away from my lower back

Remmy

It sounds like you are hyperextending your lower back.Take a a big belly of air, squeeze your glutes and work back up to the weight you were using.

Hanley

Squeeze your glutes and use your abs to pull your rib cage towards you hips.

smcclaw

+1 on what the last two posters said.

In relation to the split stance if you are/will be lifting heavy weights then you want to keep the feet parallel. The split stance brings your spine out of alignment reducing skeletal support (as far as I remember the spine when twisted in the split stance can hold only about 10% of what it could maintain when properly aligned)

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

Squeeze your glutes and use your abs to pull your rib cage towards you hips.

And don't be surprised if you've a hard time getting the bar overhead if you lock this position in tight. It's just showing up shoulder mobility issues which you've been compensating for with lumbar extension.

Sangre

Hanley wrote: »

And don't be surprised if you've a hard time getting the bar overhead if you lock this position in tight. It's just showing up shoulder mobility issues which you've been compensating for with lumbar extension.

If this was the case are there any shoulder stretches you'd recommend? Dislocates?

brianthebard

smcclaw wrote: »

+1 on what the last two posters said.

In relation to the split stance if you are/will be lifting heavy weights then you want to keep the feet parallel. The split stance brings your spine out of alignment reducing skeletal support (as far as I remember the spine when twisted in the split stance can hold only about 10% of what it could maintain when properly aligned)

what?

Edwardius

smcclaw wrote: »

+1 on what the last two posters said.

In relation to the split stance if you are/will be lifting heavy weights then you want to keep the feet parallel. The split stance brings your spine out of alignment reducing skeletal support (as far as I remember the spine when twisted in the split stance can hold only about 10% of what it could maintain when properly aligned)

I think the weight at which this might be an issue (if it is) would be way more than anyone could ever press.
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token

I had the same problem. Along with whats already been said it was because I had weak abs. I did a lot of Toes to Bar and GHD Situps and I don't have much trouble with it any more.

Transform

brianthebard wrote: »

what?

+1?