Tag: overhead press

The Kettlebell Overhead Press

Is it the king of overhead pressing, or just a pretender?

The overhead press is one of the most important movements in resistance training. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a barbell, a dumbbell, a kettlebell, or a big old rock. It’s important.

Once upon a time, the measure of strength wasn’t the bench press, but the overhead press.

While it’s prominence has fallen in many ways, the overhead press is still pretty damn important. Even while focusing on the kettlebell snatch, I’m still making it a point to press with a kettlebell too.

There are a lot of people who claim that pressing with a kettlebell is the bee’s knees.

But is it?

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Is The Bench Press Overrated?

Tell someone you life weights and they’re going to ask you one question above all others, most likely. “How much do you bench?”

The bench press is considered by many to be the gold standard in strength. The NFL Combine actually tests the bench press, so you know it has to mean something, right?

When you look at training, even my own training program, it’s clear that the bench press is one of the most vital lifts out there.

Of course, the question we don’t ask but probably should is, “Is the bench press overrated?”

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