Slingshot BB Press

Wade is showing us a fun new move in our FLAGSHIP program today!

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DB Standing OH Press

Did you know that we have two options for the strength portion of our FLAGSHIP programming? PREP and PRO!

Apr
il is showing us a move from today's PREP track, which is great for people who don't have access to a barbell or plates. 

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Get Strong 101: PRESSING

Join Em and Coach Sav for a discussion & demo of the different pressing variations!

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Close Grip Board Bench Press

Coach Wade explains this bench press variation that we use in our FLAGSHIP program.

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Chest Press Mechanics

Want to improve your chest pressing mechanics and learn how to generate more power in your lift? Add a mini band looped at your wrist during dumbbell presses to utilize an eccentric induced co-contraction. This will help you to achieve maximal reciprocal inhibition during the concentric or lifting phase of presses.

Reciprocal inhibition is the process by which, when one muscle contracts, the opposing muscle relaxes to accommodate its movement. During a chest press, while the chest muscles contract to move the weight, the back muscles relax for greater mobility. In doing this variation, however, you will be activating your upper back and lats to produce a maximal co-contraction of agonist (prime movers) and antagonist (muscles that perform the opposite action of the prime mover) muscle groups during the eccentric or lowering phase.

This pulling the weight or rowing it into position via the upper back and lats helps elongate the pectoral fibers and opens the chest. It promotes optimal reciprocal inhibition during the concentric or lifting phase when those antagonists (upper back and lats) release and allow the agonists (chest, shoulders, and triceps) to contract.

This slingshot type effect will teach you the mechanics necessary to produce the highest levels of power output, force, and torque during the press. This variation also helps to teach the optimal elbow positioning. Once you have a handle on the sensations of back muscle engagement during pressing, you will see a carryover into your bench press as well.

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

By Jennifer Knutson

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Forward Press

This is one of our favorite accessory lifts for our delts! Em shows us how to perform this move from our FLAGSHIP program.

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Board Press

What is this press variation and why do we use it at Platform Strength? Watch and learn from Coach Wade!

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Empress in Full Bloom

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