monster glenn ross pressing clip

[JOHN MATRIX]

pretty unorthodox style...seems like an injury waiting to happen

[The Squadfather]

pretty unorthodox style...seems like an injury waiting to happen

you're a dumbass, the reason it's "unorthodox" as you put it is because it's the Apollon's Axle and the bar is over two inches in diameter and it's far from an "injury waiting to happen" big Glenn manhandles that weight like it was 95lbs., he's far from his limits.

[alexxx]

pretty unorthodox style...seems like an injury waiting to happen

hmm that looks dangerous. I don't understand the lift. Why is it so uneven from his cleaning to his pressing? Why put more stress on one side? Is the barbell heavier on one side?

Someone must answer me!

[MisterMagoo]

you're a dumbass, the reason it's "unorthodox" as you put it is because it's the Apollon's Axle and the bar is over two inches in diameter and it's far from an "injury waiting to happen" big Glenn manhandles that weight like it was 95lbs., he's far from his limits.

that's what impresses me so much. notice how incredibly cockeyed his grip is. one hand is pretty far in, the other is right on the plate. and yet he hoists it over his head like it's a broomstick with bagels on it.

[The Squadfather]

hmm that looks dangerous. I don't understand the lift. Why is it so uneven from his cleaning to his pressing? Why put more stress on one side? Is the barbell heavier on one side?

Someone must answer me!

the reason is because he's cleaning the weight with a one hand over/one hand under deadlift type grip and then switching his left hand over to an overhand grip when it's on his shoulders.

[alexxx]

the reason is because he's cleaning the weight with a one hand over/one hand under deadlift type grip and then switching his left hand over to an overhand grip when it's on his shoulders.

Ok but why does he hold the barbell so unevenly?

[The Squadfather]

Ok but why does he hold the barbell so unevenly?

like i said because he's using a mixed grip, whenever you use that type of grip even for deadlifts the bar will come up unevenly.

[MisterMagoo]

like i said because he's using a mixed grip, whenever you use that type of grip even for deadlifts the bar will come up unevenly.

bingo. and, truthfully, he's too big to be able to get his hand in the rest of the way. if you watch the video of savickas doing it he's got textbook technique. big Z is more brute force and i think it held him back on that event.

[The Squadfather]

bingo. and, truthfully, he's too big to be able to get his hand in the rest of the way. if you watch the video of savickas doing it he's got textbook technique. big Z is more brute force and i think it held him back on that event.

i'm also betting that Glenn has thick hands that make gripping a bar that fat extremely difficult.

[JOHN MATRIX]

you're a dumbass, the reason it's "unorthodox" as you put it is because it's the Apollon's Axle and the bar is over two inches in diameter and it's far from an "injury waiting to happen" big Glenn manhandles that weight like it was 95lbs., he's far from his limits.

you ass, the other competitors cleaned it normally, he was the only one to do this akward-curl-the-bar-with-my-elbow thing. it probably fucked him over too because he dominated the inch dumbell press so hes got the pressing strength, but on this particular event he got only 2-1/2 reps which was less that anyone. savikas did 6 clean easy reps, and 2 other dudes did 5 with good form, guys who he beat on the inch  press.

[BigPoppaKroncke]

pretty unorthodox style...seems like an injury waiting to happen

Ross' pressing technique is unorthodox.  All of the strongmen I have ever seen train used a snatch-grip for overhead pressing throught the whole movement.

This is just an example of a brutally strong man that could hit many more reps if his form was on.

It is also possible that his large belly got in the way of the lift.

BPK