One of the big reasons I started this workout routine is to improve my overhead press. For whatever reason, my college strength coaches never had us do overhead presses. We did do a few light push presses as a warmup, but no strength work. At the time it made sense, since everyone thought that strengthening the shoulder would hurt a tennis serve. But now, I think that was idiotic. My shoulders are a mess, with a tear in one, and weakness in the other. From what I've read, overhead presses are one of the fundamental ways to strengthen the shoulder muscles and the whole shoulder girdle. Because of this, I'm really hoping to see some good progression on this lift.
An added benefit is increasing my squat numbers. I know I'm starting low, but this is letting me focus on technique and get used to the volume.
Work sets:
Squat 3x5 @ 130
Press 3x5 @ 75
Power clean 5x3 @ 105
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