JM Press help

[erickthegreat11]

I'm going to do the JM press and wanted to know what weight I should start at. I just did 220# (weight includes the bar) for 2 reps and 6 sets for the narrow bench for a reference point.

Also, from a website I saw, you perform it like a regular narrow bench, come half way down, and bring the bar back like a skull crusher, but not completely, and bring the bar back in place to press it back up normally.

I'm in the middle of my wo so I'll check back in a few

 

[spatts]

lmao...start with the bar and work up.

 

[JDarty6173]

Well the first time i did them about 7 months ago I had a hard time with 115 for a few reps... Last week I did 225 for 4 sets of 10... And the week before I hit 190 + doubled Monster Mini Bands for 5x5. But like Spatts said.. Just start with the bar and work your way up.. The same thing I've had to do with all the Westside movements I adopted....

 

[erickthegreat11]

Just the bar huh? OK. Needed a start point to go from. I noticed when doing heavy bench my tris were holding me back above all else. I could feel it in my arms and the bottom portion of my lock out (about 1/3 from the top) is pretty weak. I should point out that I bench in a power rack, and my press starts at the bottom if that is any consideration.

 

[spatts]

Why does it start at the bottom?

 

[the People's Champ]

if I remember correctly, the range of motion should be a straight line up and down, hence the hybrid of a skullcrusher and a press

 

[spatts]

JM Press

 

[erickthegreat11]

When I first started benching, I used a home made power rack. Didn't have room for the hooks for the bar to rest on, so I made it where the bar was high enough so I could slide under. This set up got a little too unstable, so I bought a power rack. I tried using the hooks provided, but I'm just accustomed to my own way. Benching from the bottom makes it difficult to find your groove, especially doing them heavy, but I don't see why it's necessarily a bad way to do it.

Anyhow, did I say anyhow?! Anywho, I tried the JM like you said Spatts. Started with just the bar, then 10#, then 30, 40, then 60# felt right for 3 sets of 6 reps. I tell you something, I've a new favorite triceps exercise. I felt burning in my tris when doing these. Whenever I get this I know I'm working something that has never been worked before.

This is why....when doing the last few reps of just 105# was getting very hard to press!! I also noticed I was arching, and I have been arching a little more than usual lately, so if my tris were tiring during the latter part of the exercise and I started arching, my tris must be the reason. Thanks for the help

 

[2Shy]

I still have trouble visualizing this movement (I've looked at that video before). It looks pretty much like a skullcrusher to me except the bar is brought back somewhere around the neck/chin region rather than the head?

 

[spatts]

It's like a partial press, that travels in a straight line, but further back (over your chin). Point is, feel it in your tris.