When a machine operates outside of its designed pathway, or groove, it operates suboptimally.
Usually that's what happens. As you train any loaded movement you develop a pattern, and that pattern becomes strong because you're training it and adapting to the stress and becoming stronger as you recover from training. Minor deviations from that pattern happen during training so those minor deviations become strong also. But when anything knocks you far enough out of that pattern, which can happen when you attempt something heavier than what you are used to, the movement pattern can go a little differently than your usual pattern and then you move into a weaker area of motion (out of your groove), where your leverage isn't as favorable and your muscles aren't used to working in quite that way. Then things can quickly go from bad to worse, especially if it's a movement you can't easily bail on, although press and deadlift are generally pretty safe in that regard. Strength is specific! You get strong in the patterns you train.
The most common "out" thing I see is the kettlebell rotating back towards the lifter. Almost always before or at the sticking point.
My guess would be hitting the irradiation of the non loaded side of the body with glute, gut, and grip tension of loaded hand simultaneously.
The pause between clean and press. There is an optimal timing where you use the clean to get loaded for the press. Too fast and you don't build it, too slow and it dissipates.
Is that an individual thing? I’ve been intentionally lengthening the time between Clean and Press to force more muscle activation on the strict press. Is that more of a “trying to set a PR” technique where you can load up with the clean to generate more power on the press?
I would say it's a good thing to have some variety or a longer pause in training, at least sometimes. But you'll want to practice the optimum timing so it's automatic and you can feel it. Then you'll get it right when you go for a PR press.
That makes sense, thank you!
There was another release recently regarding the Victorious press program where he talks about timing.
