Favorite OVERHEAD PRESS Variations for BIGGER, STRONGER Shoulders! 

Brian: I don't like sitting on the ground pressing, if you have legs use 'em! Me: Oh, he's probably not a fan of Z pressing Brian: If I had someone do assistance for pressing, I'd have them do Z press. It's one of the best. Me: -__-

Fantastic video Brian! Love these variations

I want to be Brian Alsruhe when I grow up.

Dude the fact that youre constantly puking and still training is so inspiring!!! Stay strong brother!

Thanks for the tips Brian! I've been struggling with the OHP and after watching this have realized my weak point is the lockout. Will definitely be adding pin presses into the routine. Thanks for the consistent informative content

but what about the Kona Press?

Hey, Brian, I just want to thank you for being such a positive, generous guy with your knowledge. You're giving so much to the community of people who want to move heavy shit, and you set an amazing example for people to be their most badass, nicest self. Also more Kona plz.

Brian as always thank you for the energy and the great training ideas.

Glad I found this channel. Appreciate your approach here, thanks for sharing!

Just got an strict OHP PR last week, now I have more variations to help build that along with my push press, thanks Brian!

The concept of throwing and catching the weight has blown my mind. I never thought of it in those terms but as I've experimented with this, the amount I can put over my head has increased dramatically. And I am far from good at it. Man.... thank you so much. Much love and respect.

Yet another great video, thank you for continuing to put out quality content so frequently Coach.

Just had my 2nd coffee of the day and this vid is getting me so hyped up to go try some pressing variations.

Simply the best channel in the business. Thank you man.

Not a strongman or powerlifter but have learnt so so much from this channel as a recreational trainer... way more than from b/bing channels

Awesome video again Brian ! Love this series on exercise variations. I'm glad strong people like you and Mr Shaw like the Trap bar OHP. Been doing thoses since I acquired my Trap bar as a main movement. Keep it up ! We know you're grinding like a madman these days and it shows ! :)

Can't wait to add these to my routine when my shoulder gets better. Thanks!

This video has given me some great ideas Brian. Thank you! I'm recovering from an AC joint sprain so I've been really apprehensive about pressing again and just got back into it with light weight. I'm going to add some of these in for volume to really get my shoulder girdle stronger than ever and come back as a meat beast haha

very awesome and informative video, I truly appreciate all these videos they tremendously help a lot

The quality of this video is the best you've put out

Always like the OHP videos since it’s my worst of the big 4. Thanks man

Love your stuff brother! Keep strong!

@Brian Alsruhe is there anything you can not do!. Great video man, I am a huge fan of your channel. Keep up the good work.

OHP is always so humbling. Thanks for the quality video brian!

Great video thanks for all the information!

This is a very informative video, thanks!

Great choice of location to shoot the video. Loved seeing the neversate banner in the background. Great content and presentation as always.

Apprecieate your work Brian!

Great video. Definitely going to try that variation on the Arnold Press next shoulder workout.

Best fitness channel

Good video Brian. Never thought about doing a different press other than the strict press.

Loving this channel.

Thanks. I found this video that you recommended to me to help me understand the benefits of using more weight with leg drive over using less weight without leg drive.

great advice as always mate, gonna try a couple of these out today! luckily i work at a gym where we have access to all this equipment and can rig up a trap bar in the power rack, that looks awesome, thanks man!

I've been looking for a new shoulder assistance movement, and I'm going to try the trap bar OHP today! Great video!

Love these videos

Good I wish you the best Brian

The quality of every one of Brian's videos is totally unreal. Damn dude.

Someday once I get over my own health and financial issues i'm going to buy and complete one of your programs. It's gonna be awesome.

Very good video. I want to try pressing the trap bar now

Somebody needs to get a Nobel Prize for that trap bar overhead press idea great video. I'm trying my best to do the 4 horsemen program and these videos help alot so thank you Brian And get well soon brutha Sinserly: future MI Strongest Man 😎

Literally one week ago I changed my primary overhead lift for the next 12 weeks to the push press from strict press. Aside from stabilizing overhead, I think the overloaded negative of bringing the weight back down to my shoulders will help immensely with my strict press. Time to go reprogram the rest of my assistance work. :) I've been watching your videos for a couple months now and you're changing the game for me. You're improving lives, brother. Thanks for everything you do.

Thank you

Good video, very good. So much info. I take notes of everything you said. Thank you sir.

Great video man, OHP is one of my worst lifts. Im deffinently going to try some of these variations

Great content

Thanks Brian!

Amazing content Brian 👍🏻

I found out that push press teached me how to use legdrive in benching 100x better than benching itself :D

I’ve been running the Darkhorse program for about 9 weeks and just hit 62.5kg x 1 on a Z press. 9 weeks ago, my standing max was 60. So either I don’t lose much in my Z press or darkhorse is magic hahah. Either way, it’s an extremely fun program and I love how you’ve solved the problem of movement frequency that the usual conjugate method has.

Just ran across this guy. Very likable with great content ! Thank you. Will subscribe and follow

My man great info 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Excellant stuff!

"I hope you guys found this useful." Spoiler alert: we did.

Superb!

Amazing

One of the best!

one accessory I enjoy after logs is the seated unsupported dumbell shoulder press for volume. boy oh boy does it hit well

Praying for some good news on your health soon. Thanks for continuing to share the knowledge and entertainment

Was familiar with everything here....except the "Z" press! Thanks for showing this really interesting variation; I can't wait to be absolutely humbled by it :)

best series💪💪💪

Power!!!

I feel like I've waited my entire life for this video.

Thanks for helping me get stronger

Also the Sotts press in clean or snatch grip is great for shoulder strength to!

Gonna have to try these push press and push jerk variations during my workout today since my strict OHP has been stalled for a few weeks now. Thanks!

Thanks for not screaming at us first thing , love the content bro keep it up

Literally love your advice. Also, as a veteran from UK I love seeing the Invictus Games flag

Been thinking about trap bar press... now Bugenhagen, you, and now you’re telling me Brian Shaw all like it? I know what I’m doing this Wednesday.

Yep, this one's definitely going in the book of accessories. Nice breakdown Brian.

I’ve always wondered if overhead pressing with the trap bar was a thing! Will try this soon

Youre good, Mr. Alsruhe

For the past two months I had been making all kinds of gains. But i currently have an infection in the coccyx area and Im going to need surgery. Brian you motivate me to keep going thanks for what you do. I'll come back even stronger

my favorite presses: circus press, 1-db strict press, strict press, push press, split jerk, javelin press, hanging weight barbell press,

Great video Brian! What about some keg workouts? I know you have a medly video and some throws but what if you want to do a full body workout with just a keg (or a couple with different weights)?

Hey Brian! Awesome video, definitely going to include the trap bar and pin presses into my upper body days. Also I am attending the seminar this Saturday and I was wondering do I need to bring anything such as a pen and paper??

I wanna strict press at least my bodyweight before my next birthday. Currently can press 80% of my bodyweight. Thanks for the variations Brian!

Hi Brian, another great video as usual. Any value in isometrics for shoulders? I'm thinking of incorporating pin press and finishing with some isometrics at sticking points

Awesome video Brian thank you, what are your thoughts on pausing in the rack position between reps while pressing vs a touch and go type cadence? I have been doing pauses because it makes the reps harder but honestly dont know if one is better than the other for strength development. I see you always doing touch and go, likely because you train for strongman. Just wondering if you have any wisdom for the different training effect of each. Thanks for all the effort you put into these videos.

5th week of my program and making GAINZ!!!

Thank you so much Brian. I'll be incorporating several points of this instruction into my home gym dumbbell routine. At 57 and weighing 150 lbs, I could stand a bit of advice on how to handle progressing the weight. Currently battling to press 60 lb dumbbells, and it's a mix between hilarity and horror to watch the "old man" go for it. So as we've discussed before...gratitude. Be well brother and Shine On 🙏🏻

I know you said a previous video to stick to a program.... but it’s pretty damn hard when you keep coming out with these videos!

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Work out in the cellar and don't have a power rack. So, drilled some pieces of 2 x 8 to accept a piece of 1 1/2" steel pipe. Cut the pipe to length so it would fit between the joists overhead. put a piece of 2 x 8 over each end of the pipe, slid them up between the joists and bolted the 2 x 8 to the joists. I use 2 ten foot lengths of 3/8 chain and some carabiners to form loops hanging from the pipe overhead. I suspend the bar in the two loops of chain. I can vary the height of the bar using the caribiner to change the length of the loop of chain. This is a great set up for doing partial or full reps for almost any exercise. I've worked with 500 pounds on the bar with no problems. Where there's a will there's a way. Brian, thanks for all you do and share, you're a great inspiration for all of us.

Another great video Brian! I train in my basement and I don't have the vertical space for standing presses. Besides the Z Press what are your favorite seated or otherwise vertically lower overhead press variations?

As far as racking the trap bar, if you have access to a yoke with j cups (Rogue, I think Titan too), you can remove the center crosspiece and just move the uprights closer. Not quite as stable as a power rack but like Brian said you won't be using as much weight on the trap bar press.

Squat q&a question. Have you ever had issue with hitting depth? If so what are some mobility exercises that can help? Love your channel man!

Nothin' but strict press for the past 6 months. Time to bump the weight up! Thanks, Brian. Always an inspiration.

This is a very cool video with lots of new ideas. I have been using a SAND BAG recently as an overhead press variation. Any thoughts on that? My grip is with a flat hand As you lift it up it shakes a little bit not much but you have to stabilize it. Anyway even with lighter weights compared to barbell it destroys my shoulders in a good way.

The push press is a lot of fun. What's your take on Landmine Pressing?

Hey Brian, great video! I was wondering if you knew anything about Erb's Palsy? I have damage to just my C5 nerve which means I can't use some of my shoulder muscles. I've been trying really hard to work on it my whole life but even now I can only lift a max of about 10kg above my head on my weak side. Just wondered if you had come across it before or had any ideas of things I could try? I'd love to do strongman one day, but with this issue clearly I'm never going to be able to press anything significant! Keep up the great work Brian! Love your videos! :)

Used to progress nicely using push press with strict press. The push press, however, murders my patella tendons because of the leg drive (the sharp change of direction)

How long did it take you to start overhead pressing after your shoulder surgery? I’m almost 4 months in recovery from my rotator cuff surgery. Thank you for all the info and videos you put out!! Appreciate it!

Nice vid man. I only do strict and push with bar but with dumbbells i do the single-arm dumbbell snatch and the single-arm push press. If one of my shoulders is falling behind in stregth i can tell right away and also can get it stronger.

Brian should do a collab with John Meadows.

Trapbar ohp feels fucking amazing. Love it

12:08 you say "the final LEG pressing variation" instead of shoulder pressing. Other than that, really enjoyed the video. And you got a new subscriber.

Brian on your free power building program/template do you use 1 value of 1rm at the beginning for percentages for the full 9 weeks? e.g will you be using the same weight for 75% in week one as 75% in week 9?

Balls roo!!!

ive seen chinese weightlifters using pins to lockout 500 and frontrack hold 880,also youve recommended using a yoke to deo waiters walks with supramaximal weights