Blog — shoulder press

The King is headed for extinction: Once upon a time the clean and press was included in every true Iron Man’s shoulder routine. Once upon a time Olympic weightlifting was quite popular and the overhead press was one of the three Olympic lifts. Once upon a time powerlifters were convinced that acquiring a huge press-behind-the-neck was a surefire way to acquire a huge bench press. Once upon a time elite bodybuilders like John Grimek, Marvin Eder, Sergio Oliva, Lou Ferrigno, Bertil Fox and Franco Columbo always made the free weight overhead press the cornerstone of their deltoid routines. Once upon...