Should I do singles instead then, since it doesn't require as much skill???Yes, single press is the taught and tested skill at SFG I, and SFG II has double push press and double jerk, but not double press. You might still DO them at either cert like in the practices and in the grad workout, but the regular double press is not a taught and tested skill.
I think it's safe to say that if you can do a good single, you can do doubles, as the singles actually require more skill and technique.
As far as I know, yes, it's still recommended, and a good movement... but as far as cert goes, the skills within it are pretty much covered by all of the others.
Should I do singles instead then, since it doesn't require as much skill???
I'm thinking of the double presses as a terrifically time efficient way to strengthen and to tone up the body.
Oh, like get nice looking muscles to replace flab.Tone?
The double press feels like a barbell - the whole body is kept under tension, which, rather than feeling terrible, actually feels excellent! I am sure it's making virtually my whole body strong, and it takes very little concentration compared with some other movements, and compared with singles.Had I seen this first, my recent post in the shoulder rotation thread would have fit in here better. Anyway, one thing I'm not seeing here is that I'm learning to use far more accessorry/bracing muscles while learning the double press than I was in singles. In recent double practice I'm feeling much more irradiation via abs, and even glutes. Maybe it's just a skill/experience/awareness/novelty thing, but even when I thought I tightened everything up for a hard a single, I just wasn't. So at least for me it seems I can learn technique/skill from either and apply it to the other.
(plus, double mil press makes me feel more bad a#@ than just about anything else, which honestly is rewarding to my vanity and ego)