The DB Push Press is a potent full body movement that serves to eccentrically overload your Delts & Triceps, while also fostering an athletic environment of coordination from the Lower Body “push” to the Upper Body “Press”.
Like a good golf swing, this movement “looks easy”, but does require some thought put into the technical execution.
At Metabolic Fitness, we will be seeing this movement every Friday for several weeks, so here are some tips to help you out!
🔹Initiate the movement with a SUBTLE dip at the knees. This is not even a “¼” Squat, probably more like a “⅛” Squat.
🔹Stand back up as POWERFULLY as you can. We cannot emphasize this enough, you almost want to “jump” with the load.
🔹The TIMING of the press is critical. You will want to start pressing as soon as you are in the “bottom” of your knee dip position. If you wait any longer, you will lose out on all of that energy generated from the leg drive.
🔹Press in a NEUTRAL position, and press FORCEFULLY, through the ceiling.
🔹Focus on pushing your head THROUGH at the top of the extension. This will minimize pressure on the thoracic and lumbar spine.
🔹Take a “1-2” count to lower the dumbbells under control (eccentric strength is the focus here), and do not “lag” to long between reps. This will allow you to transfer your energy from one rep to the next!
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