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

Hooper revealed within the submit 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 contains 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 number of further moments earlier than returning the bar to the rack. Within the submit caption, Hooper shared why he was utilizing this specific train — to construct triceps-focused lockout strength.

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

This method could also be a sensible 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 be capable to carry out the press and lockout their elbows with out having to bend their knees to generate further power — also called “double dipping.”

Hooper was strategically utilizing bands on the barbell, which provided extra resistance as he pressed the burden upward. This pressured him to work tougher to attain the lockout. For the reason that bands utilized much less rigidity on the backside, they weren’t impacting Hooper’s shoulders as a lot, making this a extra environment friendly approach to practice whereas emphasizing energy within the remaining lockout section of the raise.