A Theory On The Benefits Of Getting High In The Shoulder Press

Where does the bar sit before you press?  We talk a lot about rack positions at the gym, it has a lot to do with bar path.  This position Row is in though, where she has the bar resting nice and high, is actually getting some of the work done of lifting the bar up simply by tightening her position.   Another theory for why it is more effective to start the press from a higher point is that the lower you go, the deeper the flexion, the worse the length/tension relationship of some muscles are, making it harder at the muscular length to create the required force.  In other words, think about pressing from a really low position.  The same reasons it is harder the lower you set up in the press are the same reasons the pull up gets extremely difficult at the top.

Workout:

3 x 5 Shoulder Press

24 toe to bar
6 handstand push up
40 air squats
20 toe to bar
8 handstand push up
40 air squats
16 toe to bar
10 handstand push up
40 air squats
12 toe to bar
12 handstand push up
40 air squats
8 toe to bar
14 handstand push up
40 air squats