i literally tried log press for the first time and managed 100kg but when i went to 110 i was unable to clean it despite knowing id have the power to press. turns out my form was all wrong. thank you very much for this, i look forward to trying the 110 agein
Daaamn these tips are so good and I immediately learn that I've done it wrong. Gonna focus on the log with all these tips and hopefully beat my old PR by quite a few kgs
I'm prepping for Great Lakes Strongest Man, so I've been watching so many log press videos. And yet, this ol' video is still the best. and DAMN, look at how your videos changed.
I just found this video last night, planning to log lift this morning. Well, I was able to pinpoint a lot of problems with my form that I need to work on. Thank you so much for making this content. I really wish I'd found this 7 years ago when it came out. I didn't think this type of lifting was for me back then, but I really enjoy the strongman and power lift type stuff. These big, compound movements get me some awesome results. I dont feel the joint pain like I do with "normal" weight training.
This was extremely helpful. Just a couple days ago I got a bunch of strongman equipment to train for my first competition in October. I've really been working on my log press but something wasn't right, this identified everything I was doing wrong!
Thanks. Watched this tutorial back in August, immediately upon welcoming my adopted Log home from the CraigsList Log Shelter. Your instruction is first class. My barbell OHP had been stalled for a long time. It's really cool to learn a new lift and experience it progressing. Again, thanks!
So, I'm only about 7 years late to this video, but it hit every issue I'm having learning the log as I prep for my first Strongman contest. Thank you for posting this, Alan. Spot on, clear, concise and extremely helpful. I wish I saw it before I went out to the garage today for my log workout. Now I can't wait until my next log day to try and put your tips into practice. Was doing everything you said was wrong. Spending all my energy trying to clean the log. Wasn't rolling it up, elbows were wrong, stance was wrong... and I was getting away with it until the weight got heavy enough to keep me honest. Thanks again. Hope you see this so long after the fact because this is going to be a huge help to me and I appreciate this info
Hi Alan, your videos have helps me so much. I've been flying the flag for you in Manchester England wearing your hoodies and t shirts which I love. I'd really like to see a new video on this subject with any perspectives and experiences/adjustments you've made with the Log Press over the last 5 years since posting this great video.
Really helpful tutorial Alan! I struggled a lot with the clean and wearing a buckle belt.The buckle kept hitting the log and it threw me off. Now I see you really squatting down and get chest high with the log what would immediately prevent this. Gonna try it out, thanks!
This video is just full of awesome information. Really glad I subscribed. I train for powerlifting and will have my first meet in December but Alan's videos makes me at some point give strongman a shot...and I already thoroughly enjoyed the sport. By the way I feel like he would be perfect for the show Vikings...his look and strength fit so well lol. I have long hair now I just need that beard!
I like your videos, they are always informative and cover the key points. You are not advertising any product/apparel bullshit. Simple and succint, the way it should be. What backing music is that? Sounds cool.
Would you recommended push jerks for logs or keeping it as a push press only. After watching this vid I realized how much I was trying to turn my oly movement into a strongman one was hurting my progress.
Alan, I'm starting to get into strongman training and want to incorporate the log press. However, I can't seem to find any information on the proper position/curvature of the lumbar spine. Intuitively I know that you need some lean back in the rack position to balance the weight properly, but I'm concerned about maintaining a safe spinal position. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Alan or anyone else...I am new to this and I am running into an issue with hand placement on the bars. If they are too far forward I end up very awkward at the top. I am assuming the hands should not me moved throughout the lift but it seems I keep having to adjust them for the final press. I’m 63 yrs old and starting at 120 lbs which feels fine except for awkward gripping. So what am I doing wrong and what location on the bars should my hands be at? Thanks
But if I'm exercising to get stronger with the Log and not necessarily to get better at doing a Strongman style Log press, shouldn't I just keep the weight low, skip the dip and just push the log up while I just stand still? I'm not planing on competing, but I like to exercise with strongman equipment, so I use the log as a great way of building strength.
I'm curious, you demonstrate squatting down ATG during the clean portion of the log press, demonstrated here at 8:38. But as you stand up, you allow the log to slide down to about the top of your abdomen (shown at 8:43) before you actually start to clean it to get into the rack position. You can't find any other strongman squatting this far down, as most seem to just go slightly below parallel before they clean the log. I genuinely can't think of any reason to squat this far down besides having the log be further up on your chest, but you seem to lose this benefit by allowing the log to slide back down to the top of your abdomen during the clean. Squatting ATG just seems like a lot of wasted energy and completely unnecessary for this lift, so I was wondering if I was missing something about the reasoning for this.
