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Originally Posted by goergen1
That is simply not true. Though the pressing events in contest are done push press or power jerk style, in training all types of presses are done.
As you become more efficient at the push press less work is done by the shoulders at the bottom of the movement. It is a factor of increasing skill.
Both the push press and the standard overhead press are great, both exercises should be utilized in training, and both exercises have a different training effect.
I do not think that these 2 exercises should really be compared to one another since each brings about a unique training effect.
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it is true.
if you look at people who train strongman, 80-90% of their training is done with push presses and jerks. They train with what they will be using in competition. The variation usually comes with the implements they use (viking press, 10" log, 12" log, 8" log, axle, olympic bar, kegs, etc).
Jesse Marunde once said that JV told him that you can't call yourself a good presser until you press your bodyweight strict 10x. He asked this on his message board, and i don't think anyone could do it. They simply don't train their strict press.