Kettlebell Clean and Push Press Programming Recommendations

[Zach Silver]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently looking to spend some time working on the clean and push press. My interest in the push press over the military press or the jerk is simply a matter of personal preference. I'm not training for any particular goal at the moment, and I always feel great after heavy clean and push presses. I was wondering if anyone had any programming recommendations for the clean and push press. I was thinking of running something similar to ROP with ladders of variable volume spread out across the week, but I'm certainly open to something else as well. Any insights here would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[John Grahill]

Geoff Neupert programs:
"Strong"
"Giant"
"RMFB" (Real Muscle Building Fat Burner Program)

Clean and push press acceptable for them all.

 

[wespom9]

Small sample size here for programs attempted, but push press has always substituted well for the regular press

 

[WxHerk]

I'd recommend Geoff Neupert's The Giant. If not that, then the Giant.

Of course, there's always The Giant..........

 

[Sauli]

I've been thinking strong endurance/a+a style style double clean & push press protocol. Maybe 10RM bells, using q&d snatch 044 protocol timing, 10/2 version, but keeping the reps maybe in 3-5 range... focus on powerful reps and solid lock out...

 

[Mawen]

I’ve been doing dry fighting weight and I love it.

 

[Greg H]

Giant 1.0

 

[Deleted member 316]

There's always Pavel Maceks s&s version with push presses. Alternate tgu days with push presses. 10 sets of ten push presses

 

[Stefan Olsson]

Has @Geoff Neupert said ok to run Strong! With push presses? If so, would the Starting weight be different? Surely over-complicating, but just want to be sure

 

[BCman]

I always felt that the push-press was the more natural way to press.
When a person is doing a physical work, it is natural to use the whole body in as efficient way as possible.
So training the push-press is training for more work capacity, in my thinking.

 

[John Grahill]

Has @Geoff Neupert said ok to run Strong! With push presses? If so, would the Starting weight be different? Surely over-complicating, but just want to be sure

Yes he has ok'd the push press for Strong. I remember he put an email out entitled the "Quasimodo Press" about the push press some years back. He recommended running Strong with the push press using a weight that is a tough 2 rep strict press or words to that effect.

 

[John Grahill]

I actually looked through my saved emails and found it. . . From May 5th, 2014. . . Use a weight that you can barely press for 2 reps. I also had a further correspondence with him and he advised the movement was a full cycle clean and push press.

 

[Bauer]

Has @Geoff Neupert said ok to run Strong! With push presses? If so, would the Starting weight be different? Surely over-complicating, but just want to be sure

I guess start with a 10RM (or 9-12 RM) bell for the Push Press.

 

[Ronzi]

The Strong! program suggests developing all of the big six movements. Then, choose one of those movements to proceed.

 

[John Grahill]

@Bauer I'm not personally sure I'd start with a 10RM for "Strong" as I think the 10RM is better suited for the Giant??

 

[Stefan Olsson]

@Bauer I'm not personally sure I'd start with a 10RM for "Strong" as I think the 10RM is better suited for the Giant??

In before Geoff chimes in, what weight would you suggest?

 

[blutsj]

The long cycle of death from express or express reloaded (if using a single bell). Also from Geoff Neupert.

 

[Eyetic]

Giant 1.0

 

[Anders]

Hi. You also have kettlebell express with Neupert. There he has a couple of programs that can be run with Jerk and push-press. Kettlebell express also contains all The Giant programs.

 

[Ronzi]

Strong! programming suggest "tough" 4-5 RM.