almost 15 years old, and you inspire me every day meg! i love to watch your videos during workouts for motivation! you have taught me that being thin isnt the only way to feel 'pretty' and that strength feels so much better! i cant get to a gym until im 16 (parents are strict and dont like me lifting) but i cant wait to start lifting heavy! thank you meg💕
my notes... and I need to rebuild my foundation [shoulder mobility issues] 1) start with lats engaged 2) que to head through [that has a nice ring to it] 3) grip, stack slightly o/s shoulder 4) insure lower half stack for strong base ? imma right?
Whoooaaa back/lat goals! Perfect timing for this video (it's OHP & DL day!), and excited to incorporate some of your cues/tips. Had to drop my OHP this cycle, pretty bummed, going to keep moving forward. Thanks girl!
Would you take a breath at the bottom of a bench press? If you do it at lock out there is no stress, then you can take advantage of the stretch response by keeping the bar moving and it will be way easier than that first rep where you had to get it up from standstill.
This was really well done. I’m a guy and have had dude coaches and dad give us shit advice like “Just push”. Hearing this for I’m a strong woman is really informative
IN-DEPTH SQUAT. I've gotten told I squat "like a power lifter" because I squat very low. I do so because I do mobility work everyday. HOWEVER, there are contradictory opinions about hitting lower than 90 because you may mess up your knees. I'd love a Do's and Dont's of squat with depth!
Stephanie Hernandez In a good Low-Bar position you can often squat more than you would on high bar. TH-cam search "Alan Thrall Lowbar" and that should help you out. :)
Nicely done. Very good video. I really like how you explain the lift. Reminding people to brace throughout. You high-lighted an important item for power=lifters, to remember that this is used to increase the bench-press. Not as winning the "gold" in over-head -press. Keep up the good content.
Important to note that an OHP for powerlifting and an OHP for weightlifting have slight variation. The front rack OHP makes a more sport specific movement for weightlifters (jerk position). Because the joints are not as stacked to move the heaviest load in the front rack OHP, a powerlifting OHP is superior for pressing the heaviest load. Awesome video, Meg.
I don't use a rack, something on how you get the bar up without might be interesting. i will definitely try your tips. Your advice is much more nuanced than the other tutes I have seen.
Resting the bar relaxed on the upper chest before pressing it is actually a good thing because that way the shoulders are only stressed during the press movement, not the whole time, preserving energy. It also creates a more stable platform to press from. I do 230 lbs strict standing presses that way. In fact, Zydrunas Savickas, the best overhead presser in the world suggests pressing that way.
Hey Meg! Love you girl :) This video was so helpful for me, if you could pepper some of these videos in every once in a while they would be incredibly helpful to me. I have been weight training for a year now and want to keep these newbie gainz rolling.
Hi Megan I just started your program from body building uplift . If I have questions it’s ok to ask you on TH-cam? I finished week one . Very excited to workout and finish all 8 weeks .
Hoooooly shi(r)t, this works! I don’t have a rack so I start with a clean, but it still works great. This morning I did two sets and struggled, so I checked in with Meg here. The third one felt hard but not impossible like the first two. Great tutorial.
Thank you for making this video. I pulled it up yesterday before doing my first set of overhead press. What a difference it made! Even got complemented on my form and asked who taught me. Megsquats on TH-cam!
I had some questions about OHP techniques today during my training, so I came back to YT for some videos. Of course when I saw one from Meg I clicked immediately. Apparently I’ve watched it and liked it a while back but forgot about it lol. Always learning something new even from old videos. Btw, you look good with light blonde hair!
I got into lifting and it really is a hard lift, I didn't train my ohp at all during my 4 months of training but pulled off a slow 85 max hopefully I can do 95 soon, this really motivated me!
It's interesting how much variation there is in the press, and it seems harder to associate form variances with anatomy than the squat. Omar Isuf and Alan Thrall press with their grip narrower than Meg's, despite having much wider shoulders. I'm having a hard time finding the right grip width. And related to that, where to point my elbows. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I noticed you used the suicide grip when showing the right form vs using the thumb for the bad form, Just want to clear the air here are you recommending the suicide grip?
aah huh more good info ,, thankyou , geez i have leaning back , i'd be training my chest more than my shoulders according to this video yes it is ,, good info.
Great video, just what I needed as this is an exercise I keep strugling with. Too bad you didn't talk about the way down a bit more, I'm always afraid to have the bar smack me right on top of the head :) Love your videos!
Thank you for the video. It’s well made. But I have a question: I’m uncomfrtable with the ‘push’ grip and use the “around’ grip - like holding a Bicycle handlebar or grabbing something. The ‘push’ grip with thumb and fingers at the same side feels unsafe because it gives less control or grip to the bar. Maybe it’s right that you can use more force, but if I use this form it feels unsafe to me. Why should I use a grip that feels unsafe?
I'm with you, it's called suicide grip for a reason. I have seen people drop the weight on a bench press and imagine the same could happen overhead caving your skull in. The standard grip with your thumb around the opposite side to your fingers prevents this, and I find really squeezing the bar a helpful thing when you are near failure, its like the extra stability and tension can help squeeze what might otherwise be a failed rep. One test is to do pull ups with only a few of your fingers on the bar... you can hold yourself but they are way harder... why is that? Well when your body senses instability it won't deliver full power, its trying to protect you...maybe it is bro-science but I think more stability results in more power.
Thanks for the respond. I think Megsquat has good points, but if she considers the suicide grip as proper position I would like to know why? The normal grip make sense to me. The grip like Megsquat advised feels very unsafe and unatural. When I grip a bar, a bicicle handlebar, a vacuum cleaner, the handrail of a stair, … it’s all with thumb on the other side. Perhaps it’s her personal preference. There’s not much difference in ‘jacked’ looks between the 2 forms in the video. It’s mostly the light. Other than that it’s a good instruction video. Strange that she doesn’t respond to my question.
I don't know... but she doesn't really draw attention to the thumbs and she has an empty bar. the point she make about elbows forwards and a stacked wrist is a good one though and you can see she has dorsiflexed wrists in her "wrong" form. You want the weight going straight into the wrist down the forearm rather than creating a moment at the wrist and to do this the bar is sitting on the heel of the hand and at danger of being lost without the thumb to hold it into the palm IMO Maybe we are just reading too much into it. I hate OHP though I force myself to do it... my target was to press my bodyweight for 3 sets of 8, I am stalled way back from that... not only finding it difficult to add weight to the bar but finding the reps drop away quickly over the sets.
+PerryEdwardSmith I like to program most intense and most technical lifts first. In my case, that would mean bench press first. If you were a weightlifter utilizing the bench press, that would mean any overhead movement is programmed first, then bench.
almost 15 years old, and you inspire me every day meg! i love to watch your videos during workouts for motivation! you have taught me that being thin isnt the only way to feel 'pretty' and that strength feels so much better! i cant get to a gym until im 16 (parents are strict and dont like me lifting) but i cant wait to start lifting heavy! thank you meg💕
Emma Finnegan strength is beautiful
my notes... and I need to rebuild my foundation [shoulder mobility issues]
1) start with lats engaged
2) que to head through [that has a nice ring to it]
3) grip, stack slightly o/s shoulder
4) insure lower half stack for strong base
? imma right?
I get so happy any time I see meg squats. We love you Meg!
Whoooaaa back/lat goals! Perfect timing for this video (it's OHP & DL day!), and excited to incorporate some of your cues/tips. Had to drop my OHP this cycle, pretty bummed, going to keep moving forward. Thanks girl!
Hey HEY! This is Megsquats. Notmegoverheadpress.
Had never heard of taking a breath at the top of the movement before.
Makes sense. Will give it a try next push day. Thanks!
Would you take a breath at the bottom of a bench press? If you do it at lock out there is no stress, then you can take advantage of the stretch response by keeping the bar moving and it will be way easier than that first rep where you had to get it up from standstill.
Super helpful video!! I've been doing it wrong... Next time, I'll get it right!
Hello Karen, how are you doing today?
This was really well done. I’m a guy and have had dude coaches and dad give us shit advice like “Just push”. Hearing this for I’m a strong woman is really informative
You're truly the best at explaining form!!!
Hello Laurie, how are you doing today?
I'm not gunna lie... I've got a big nose and occasionally I smack myself right in the sniffer during OHP
weeshnaaa I think you have a nice nose.
feelsbadman
Me too
😂
IN-DEPTH SQUAT. I've gotten told I squat "like a power lifter" because I squat very low. I do so because I do mobility work everyday. HOWEVER, there are contradictory opinions about hitting lower than 90 because you may mess up your knees.
I'd love a Do's and Dont's of squat with depth!
Stephanie Hernandez
In a good Low-Bar position you can often squat more than you would on high bar.
TH-cam search "Alan Thrall Lowbar" and that should help you out. :)
Nicely done. Very good video. I really like how you explain the lift. Reminding people to brace throughout. You high-lighted an important item for power=lifters, to remember that this is used to increase the bench-press. Not as winning the "gold" in over-head -press. Keep up the good content.
Took notes, gunna try this tomorrow. Thanks for the level of detail.
Never even thought of the first tip. Thanks!
Important to note that an OHP for powerlifting and an OHP for weightlifting have slight variation. The front rack OHP makes a more sport specific movement for weightlifters (jerk position). Because the joints are not as stacked to move the heaviest load in the front rack OHP, a powerlifting OHP is superior for pressing the heaviest load. Awesome video, Meg.
My OHP is always my weak point so I'll be glad to try these tips next time I lift :D
Breathing at the top breaks core tightness which can be shaky business when the weight is heavy.
Thank you. Great help this morning 💪
I don't use a rack, something on how you get the bar up without might be interesting. i will definitely try your tips. Your advice is much more nuanced than the other tutes I have seen.
just power clean it
I learned from your instruction on the overhead press. Thanks so much.
Resting the bar relaxed on the upper chest before pressing it is actually a good thing because that way the shoulders are only stressed during the press movement, not the whole time, preserving energy. It also creates a more stable platform to press from. I do 230 lbs strict standing presses that way. In fact, Zydrunas Savickas, the best overhead presser in the world suggests pressing that way.
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Just stumbled upon this - thank you!! Great tips!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I literally did these in my workout today and could have used this prior to it! You're awesome
Hey Meg! Love you girl :) This video was so helpful for me, if you could pepper some of these videos in every once in a while they would be incredibly helpful to me. I have been weight training for a year now and want to keep these newbie gainz rolling.
Such a helpful video!! Thank you for your knowledge
Hi Megan
I just started your program from body building uplift . If I have questions it’s ok to ask you on TH-cam? I finished week one . Very excited to workout and finish all 8 weeks .
Super helpful vid! Tried this today and the bar was flying up.
Love seeing vids on lifts outside of the Big 3.
Going to try your tips out! Thank you!
Hoooooly shi(r)t, this works! I don’t have a rack so I start with a clean, but it still works great. This morning I did two sets and struggled, so I checked in with Meg here. The third one felt hard but not impossible like the first two. Great tutorial.
Hello 👋, how are you doing today?
How You explain this make it so simple! I love Overheadpress and you Meg! Thank you!
Excellent tutorial!
Great tips! Love your channel!
This was crazy helpful!! Thanks Meg!
Holy crap there’s so much more to it than I realized. This will help me so much
So helpful, thank you! Especially the fact that I don't rest at the bottom !
Wow. So many good tips. I'm just starting out but this is great! I'll have to look into the group!
Thank you for making this video. I pulled it up yesterday before doing my first set of overhead press. What a difference it made! Even got complemented on my form and asked who taught me. Megsquats on TH-cam!
New strong strong friend. 🤙🏼
Very informative! Thanks meg!
I had some questions about OHP techniques today during my training, so I came back to YT for some videos. Of course when I saw one from Meg I clicked immediately. Apparently I’ve watched it and liked it a while back but forgot about it lol. Always learning something new even from old videos. Btw, you look good with light blonde hair!
Happy Birthday for Sunday Meg. Wish you all the best.
ps congrats on 150k
+Solid Air thank you friend!!
Strong Strong friend!
I definitely rest the bar on my shoulders! I have great mobility there but not impressive numbers for OHP. Gonna try this technic today 💪🏼
nice delts! keep it up! love this channel!
Thanks 😊
Just in time for shoulder day. Thanks Megsquats, you fabulous mindreader!!!
I think that you just stopped me from dropping OHP. I didn't think about not using my thumbs to trap the bar.
Geez thanks for this! I realize I have been doing this wrong my whole life lol
Love the tutorial format, more please!!!
Hi Meg and friends, any chance you will be restocking the black tee anytime soon? love the videos and the tips. Positive, informative and fun!
Yes! Coming soon
you Always explain in a way that I understand. Also love your outfit. You are amazing!!!
I followed those tips today and got more reps for heavier weight thanks
Thanks a lot Meg
I got into lifting and it really is a hard lift, I didn't train my ohp at all during my 4 months of training but pulled off a slow 85 max hopefully I can do 95 soon, this really motivated me!
Finally. Back to the quality vids!
OHP is my FAV! Great video Meg, thanks for sharing!
what are you using 50 pounds? lol
picked up a few things I can improve, thanks.
is this exercise more for back or for shoulders?
Struggled with this lift for a really REALLY long time. Your tips just clicked. Can't wait to get into the gym tomorrow. Thank you :D
This was so descriptive!!! Love it! Now I can improve my form! Thanks
SO HELPFUL THANK YOU
HAPPY FRIDAY MEG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very helpful tips Meg! My OHP has been struggling and I know I'm guilty of a couple things you noted. Thanks.
0 dislike best powerlifting channel thanks girl
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This was so informative :)
What lipstick do you use? so i can buy the same one and look as good as you do while lifting! many thankings in advance!
It's interesting how much variation there is in the press, and it seems harder to associate form variances with anatomy than the squat. Omar Isuf and Alan Thrall press with their grip narrower than Meg's, despite having much wider shoulders. I'm having a hard time finding the right grip width. And related to that, where to point my elbows. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Just the video i needed doing ohp today.
Great video! How much do you overhead press?
Thank you meg
Hey Meg I'm moving to NYC. What's your fav gym there that has a good barbell setup and adequate DBs and machines for bodybuilding work?
I noticed you used the suicide grip when showing the right form vs using the thumb for the bad form, Just want to clear the air here are you recommending the suicide grip?
Is this the same thing as a standing military press?
Thank you!
One of the best tutorials on ohp!
I love your back muscles😍
I especially like the point about not resting at the bottom.
Can this also be called the military press?
I`ll try that way!
Very helpful!
I can't get my shoulders to go back behind my body like that. I've always had that limited mobility and I don't know how to fix it
Great OHP explanation Megs. Just sent the link to my mom :)
aah huh more good info ,, thankyou , geez i have leaning back , i'd be training my chest more than my shoulders according to this video yes it is ,, good info.
Great video, just what I needed as this is an exercise I keep strugling with. Too bad you didn't talk about the way down a bit more, I'm always afraid to have the bar smack me right on top of the head :) Love your videos!
this helped me soooo much! thank you
great video meg
I am struggling with ohp and I really appreciate your video, it helped me a lot
This was very helpful, thank you. I've been starting out too low.
2mins 15secs in and it turns out I already do it wrong!
Do you get more power thumbless? I did that until rip explained to twist your hand a bit before gripping the bar. Now the thumb feels better to me.
+pestyoverlord you can do either. Thumbless is a more natural position to achieve stacking the wrists/forearms
Thumbless is called suicide grip for a reason.
Wowowow. Good shit.
this is very helpful! Thank you!
That video was f*king great :)
Thanks @megsquats that was v helpful
What do u do for core
Thank you for the video. It’s well made. But I have a question:
I’m uncomfrtable with the ‘push’ grip and use the “around’ grip - like holding a Bicycle handlebar or grabbing something.
The ‘push’ grip with thumb and fingers at the same side feels unsafe because it gives less control or grip to the bar. Maybe it’s right that you can use more force, but if I use this form it feels unsafe to me. Why should I use a grip that feels unsafe?
Can I have a response please? Serious question.
I'm with you, it's called suicide grip for a reason. I have seen people drop the weight on a bench press and imagine the same could happen overhead caving your skull in. The standard grip with your thumb around the opposite side to your fingers prevents this, and I find really squeezing the bar a helpful thing when you are near failure, its like the extra stability and tension can help squeeze what might otherwise be a failed rep.
One test is to do pull ups with only a few of your fingers on the bar... you can hold yourself but they are way harder... why is that? Well when your body senses instability it won't deliver full power, its trying to protect you...maybe it is bro-science but I think more stability results in more power.
Thanks for the respond. I think Megsquat has good points, but if she considers the suicide grip as proper position I would like to know why? The normal grip make sense to me. The grip like Megsquat advised feels very unsafe and unatural. When I grip a bar, a bicicle handlebar, a vacuum cleaner, the handrail of a stair, … it’s all with thumb on the other side.
Perhaps it’s her personal preference.
There’s not much difference in ‘jacked’ looks between the 2 forms in the video. It’s mostly the light.
Other than that it’s a good instruction video.
Strange that she doesn’t respond to my question.
I don't know... but she doesn't really draw attention to the thumbs and she has an empty bar. the point she make about elbows forwards and a stacked wrist is a good one though and you can see she has dorsiflexed wrists in her "wrong" form. You want the weight going straight into the wrist down the forearm rather than creating a moment at the wrist and to do this the bar is sitting on the heel of the hand and at danger of being lost without the thumb to hold it into the palm IMO Maybe we are just reading too much into it. I hate OHP though I force myself to do it... my target was to press my bodyweight for 3 sets of 8, I am stalled way back from that... not only finding it difficult to add weight to the bar but finding the reps drop away quickly over the sets.
I don't understand how people can lift that much for OHP. My max. is still 66 pounds.
Breathing at the top is a good tip
Thanks for the video ..ily
Since this will help develop your bench, is it best to do this before or after bench workout? (If youre doing these on the same day)
PerryEdwardSmith bench takes more energy to perform so i do overhead work after
+PerryEdwardSmith I like to program most intense and most technical lifts first. In my case, that would mean bench press first. If you were a weightlifter utilizing the bench press, that would mean any overhead movement is programmed first, then bench.
Anyone know what weightlifting belt she uses?!
Inzer double prong!
Brandi Hongell thank you! Now I'm wondering if it's the pink or fushia! 😂 thanks!