KenKennedy
Level 2 Valued Member
Hello everyone,
I am nearing the end of a program that I wrote to get back to lifting after a couple of months of being sick. The program I am going to finish is inspired by Strength Aerobics: clean, press, and front squat. It has worked fairly well but I feel like I want to change my focus for a little while.
For my next program, I intend to do something based on Strong Endurance and Plan Strong. In particular, I intend to use the serial-interval method with snatches and I would like to pair it with bent press. I enjoy writing programs for myself and my partner based on what we have learned at Strong Endurance and Plan Strong.
I have observed a couple of things about myself. First, I have observed that if I try to do a squat-type bent press I have problems with moving into position after my arm is locked out. My bent press tends to be somewhere between the squat-type and the hinge-type. Also, recently, I have been doing some Sots press and I have noticed that they really hit me in my core. I believe that the difficulty in both may be linked.
While I have been practicing the Sots press, I have tried a few variations including single arm, double arm, and seesaw. I found that I really liked the seesaw version. The weight in the non-working arm seems to help me stay tight on that side of my body.
Do you have any opinions on which variation of the Sots press is best to work on (as an accessory to the bent press)?
Have you used any varition of the Sots press as an accessory for the bent press?
Do you have any suggestion on the order to do them if I do both on the same day?
Thank you,
Ken
I am nearing the end of a program that I wrote to get back to lifting after a couple of months of being sick. The program I am going to finish is inspired by Strength Aerobics: clean, press, and front squat. It has worked fairly well but I feel like I want to change my focus for a little while.
For my next program, I intend to do something based on Strong Endurance and Plan Strong. In particular, I intend to use the serial-interval method with snatches and I would like to pair it with bent press. I enjoy writing programs for myself and my partner based on what we have learned at Strong Endurance and Plan Strong.
I have observed a couple of things about myself. First, I have observed that if I try to do a squat-type bent press I have problems with moving into position after my arm is locked out. My bent press tends to be somewhere between the squat-type and the hinge-type. Also, recently, I have been doing some Sots press and I have noticed that they really hit me in my core. I believe that the difficulty in both may be linked.
While I have been practicing the Sots press, I have tried a few variations including single arm, double arm, and seesaw. I found that I really liked the seesaw version. The weight in the non-working arm seems to help me stay tight on that side of my body.
Do you have any opinions on which variation of the Sots press is best to work on (as an accessory to the bent press)?
Have you used any varition of the Sots press as an accessory for the bent press?
Do you have any suggestion on the order to do them if I do both on the same day?
Thank you,
Ken