Old Forum pttp military press question

[thanasis]

i want to do military press with a barbell but i dont have power rack.should i do power clean to  bring the barbell in to the rack position?

 

[kfitzgerald]

You would probably be better off doing the side press that is in the PTTP. You can prob get away with cleaning the weight for a while, but when your deadlift numbers start going up it may not be much fun lol. The Times I was without a rack, I used the side press or dumbbell presses.

 

[AndyMcL]

You should be fine cleaning the bar before each set. I did it this way for a while and noticed no disadvantages, if anything it was a nice way to get a couple light cleans into my workout.

 

[Journeyman]

Just clean the first rep of each set. It'll be a good warmup for deadlifts (assuming that your are doing DL as well).

You could also DL first and press after, cleans will feel like a feather after DL and serve as a decent cooldown as well....

I've done it both ways and it works fine.

 

[Ulysses]

I've done PTTP before, always with deadlifts before presses, and cleaning the weight up to the rack position was never a problem for me.  If anything it was way easier to rip the bar off the floor after deadlifts, what with the disparity in weight.  Basically, don't worry about it.

 

[Pavel]

Thanasis, yes.  Make sure to get proper clean instruction.  Dan John's "From the Ground Up" DVD is great.