Mitchell Hooper Trains Overhead Press with Bands, Locks Out 200 Kilograms (440 Kilos) for Reps

Hooper revealed within the put up feedback that he measured the resistance utilized by the bands and confirmed that he was working with a complete weight of 184 kilograms (405.7 kilos) on the backside of the rep and 200 kilograms (440 kilos) within the lockout place. That weight consists of the barbell itself, which was loaded to 174.6 kilograms (385 kilos).

Within the video, he’s seen taking a large stance contained in the rack whereas sporting a weightlifting belt, wrist wraps, and elbow sleeves. Hooper carried out three reps and held the ultimate repetition locked overhead for a couple of additional moments earlier than returning the bar to the rack. Within the put up caption, Hooper shared why he was utilizing this explicit train — to construct triceps-focused lockout strength.

“Engaged on good, stable lockouts. Time to maintain pushing.”

This strategy could also be a clever one for the Canadian strongman as a result of one of many occasions listed for the upcoming GLSC is the Viking Press, which requires rivals to carry out a standing shoulder press with handles at shoulder stage and heavy objects set on an equipment behind them. The athlete should have the ability to carry out the press and lockout their elbows with out having to bend their knees to generate additional pressure — also referred to as “double dipping.”

Hooper was strategically utilizing bands on the barbell, which provided extra resistance as he pressed the load upward. This pressured him to work more durable to attain the lockout. Because the bands utilized much less stress on the backside, they weren’t impacting Hooper’s shoulders as a lot, making this a extra environment friendly solution to practice whereas emphasizing power within the last lockout section of the elevate.