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Re:A little exercise each day improves muscles more than one... by andreareina on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @07:38AM (#32481535)
The overhead press is usually done off of hooks or pins, you don't have to start or end on the ground. The front rack position is very stable, I've never felt it to be the least bit sketchy lowering the bar even after a failed lift, either strict or with leg drive.

If you do start off the ground, it's going to be a weight you can clean up into a front rack position; if you can clean the weight you can certainly lower it back down.

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Re:A little exercise each day improves muscles more than one... by tomp on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @08:37AM (#32481996)
Ah, right, I always did overhead dumbbell press so I first thought of that. Yeah 50lbs barbell press is trivial, and using pins or even Smith machine it’s completely safe.
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Re:A little exercise each day improves muscles more than one... by andreareina on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @12:25AM (#32492339)
Mmm, yeah I don't like going too heavy on dumbbell presses, but heavy is really relative to your max, and sets of 10 is about where they start feeling good to me.
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