Push Press

This exercise uses momentum generated in the hips and thighs to press and "catch" heavy weight overhead. Start with weight at / on the collarbone with grip slightly wider than shoulder width. Next, use a 1/4 squat motion bending knees and arching lower back while tightening the abdominals. Quickly extend knees and hips using momentum to generate a vertical press on the barbell. As the weights passes overhead, the feet (which are hip width) split front and back dropping the lifter under the barbell for the "catch" phase of the lift. Elbows fully extend as the lifter drops into a partial lunge allowing body to absorb the weight overhead.