http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/12/the-overhead-shoulder-press-arnold-press/ We're Working Out! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/12/the-overhead-shoulder-press-arnold-press/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » Assessing Your Fitness (Part Three: Flexibility) Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:00:58 +0000 http://www.alkavadlo.com/?p=787#comment-1317 [...] aspect of fitness, but without a full range of motion in your joints, basic exercises like squats, overhead presses and even pull-ups can be [...] [...] aspect of fitness, but without a full range of motion in your joints, basic exercises like squats, overhead presses and even pull-ups can be [...]

]]> http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/12/the-overhead-shoulder-press-arnold-press/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Al Kavadlo Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:50:11 +0000 http://www.alkavadlo.com/?p=787#comment-1038 Thanks for setting the record straight. You're right on both counts (although I think I get more than 1/4 of the way down on my squat, there is certainly room for improvement!). Thanks for setting the record straight. You're right on both counts (although I think I get more than 1/4 of the way down on my squat, there is certainly room for improvement!).

]]> http://www.alkavadlo.com/2009/12/the-overhead-shoulder-press-arnold-press/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 js Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:18:54 +0000 http://www.alkavadlo.com/?p=787#comment-1033 1. Victor Sots was a weightlifter, not a powerlifter. Weightlifting is an Olympic sport and involves the snatch and clean and jerk, while powerlifting is not, and involves, the squat, bench press, and deadlift.<br>2. Sots presses are done from the bottom position of a full squat, not from a quarter squat position. If you are unable to perform a full squat, this may be a worthy substitute, but a Sots press it is not. 1. Victor Sots was a weightlifter, not a powerlifter. Weightlifting is an Olympic sport and involves the snatch and clean and jerk, while powerlifting is not, and involves, the squat, bench press, and deadlift.
2. Sots presses are done from the bottom position of a full squat, not from a quarter squat position. If you are unable to perform a full squat, this may be a worthy substitute, but a Sots press it is not.

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