Best way to progress on OHS

Kevin Perry · 01-25-2009, 02:14 PM

What is the best way to progress with the OHS if say my flexibility has gone to crap along with my strength?

Garrett Smith · 01-25-2009, 02:57 PM

Start stretching. Pressing & jerking, along with BS and FS, should get you back just fine.

Arien Malec · 01-25-2009, 05:03 PM

Shoulder dislocates, kip swings, lots of OHS with a dowel.

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Kevin Perry · 01-25-2009, 05:13 PM

been doing shoulder dislocates, working on getting ankle flexbility up along with trying to sit more upright.

One thing that bugs the crap out of trying to do OHS is wrist pain when trying to hold the bar or dowel up and managing proper balance. While shoulder disloactes are easy I think flexibility in that area is limited.

Garrett Smith · 01-25-2009, 05:56 PM

Wrist pain is not good. You need to rehab that wrist as one of your first to-do items.

Jacob Rowell · 01-25-2009, 07:29 PM

Depending on where/how much you are inflexible (calf/hamstring/shoulders), bringing in your grip a little can help alleviate wrist pain - puts a little less stress on them in the OHS. You have to have fairly flexible shoulders or a very upright torso to keep the bar overhead with a narrow grip though.

Steven Low · 01-25-2009, 08:10 PM

Increase thoracic mobility and hip flexibility might help too.