The Press

Which one of these is the best version of the press?
>Strict
>Using strech reflex (from chin to chest)
>The Press™ 3.0 (strech reflex+hip movement)

Attached: the press.jpg (230x219, 7K)

Actually its known as press 1.5 if you initiate the first rep with the hips and use a stretch reflex for subsequent reps. You might also use the hips on your final rep as well.

If you're not using a belt and leaning back like hell so you can push up with your back you're doing it wrong. It's only cheating if you bend your knees.

and what about cleaning the weight like a real man instead of picking it from a rack like a virgin?

The best is the Press 2.0 (3.0 doesn’t exist). They key is to not turn it into an old school Olympic press where your back is almost horizontal to the ground. If you’re squeezing your abs like Ripp teaches you won’t be able to bend that far back anyways. Right after it clears your head you gotta get under it, not press it up with bench press. Zero leg drive off course

I went from 115x2 to 185x3 in 8 months and the press is my best lift

You are using stretch reflex too, exclude 1 rep from the set when you post your numbers.

Strict. Start from chest only a slight hip hinge, no stretch reflex.

is dumbbell press/1-arm db press a good substitude for shoulder hypertrophy?

>strict press
>cheating
>push press
Ftfy

Been doing ohp for two years, have no idea what this "stretch reflex" is.
what is it?