Setup

 

• Keep feet under your hips 

• Either clean the weight or approach the bar acquiring the "front rack" position

• Ensure your core is tight

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Execution

 

• Initiate the press by dropping a few inches WITHOUT bending forward

• Explode upwards through your heels extending through the hips

• As you press upwards, pull your head out of the way to avoid clipping your chin on the way up

• Once the bar is overhead, keep pressing up and return your head to a neutral position

• Lock out your arms at the top of the press brining your head through wforming a straight line from bar to heels

• Return the weight to the "front rack" position by reversing the steps

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Tips

 

• Keep your core tight and avoid bending your back to get the weight up