OHP fix for uneven raising of arms?
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Posted Jul 8, 2016, 7:53 AM UTC
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Could be a few things.
Do you feel more strain with your other arm? Could be a strength imbalance.
If it's just one side naturally moving out of sync, lower the weight to something you can do for 10-15 reps and watch yourself move the weight symmetrically or have your friend watch. Focus on how it feels, if that makes sense. Slow reps.
That's what I had to do for bench and still have to do sometimes when I move up in weight.
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This.
Find your groove with slow and controlled reps. Grease that groove often. And a mirror is a good thing for this - if for some reason you can't use a mirror, then film it on your phone.
Dumbbell presses might help as well, either way they are always a good accessory exercise.
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check your posture. If one shoulder/hip is higher then the other in front of the mirror, then you found your problem.
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Lower the weight and don't come too close to failure. Make sure one side isn't flaring early. Try unilateral work, too.
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the problem is, im not even close to failure when this is happening
ill probably will check myself out in the mirror next time, with low weight
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Better have someone watch you. Looking at yourself while lifting is not a good thing.
Try adding some unilateral pressing. In particular, try bottom-up KB 1-arm presses.
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Do dumbbell OHP until your weaker arm has caught up.
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This belongs in the daily thread