Military Press vs. Overhead Barbell Press

[VeryBigEd]

What is the difference?

[ironwill2008]

By definition, a Military Press is done standing with heels together, and very strict form (no use of 'push' or momentum.

OHP is generally done with feet shoulder-width apart, and often with slightly looser form.

[zephed56]

Just do overhead presses, there's no good reason to put your heels together.

And there's definitely no leg push going on with overhead presses, in case you were confused.

[chinesemuscle]

why not do seated to avoid cheating all together It's hard not to cheat when you're standing and everyone is watching

[nvranka]

why not do seated to avoid cheating all together It's hard not to cheat when you're standing and everyone is watching

cant tell if serious....

[zephed56]

why not do seated to avoid cheating all together It's hard not to cheat when you're standing and everyone is watching

lol

[Farley1324]

Press = strict standing overhead barbell press. If you do it seated, with DBs, use leg drive (push press), etc, you must specify by altering the name to, say, "seated press" or "seated DB press", etc.

Military Press = a strict standing overhead barbell press with super strict form, heals together, and possibly standing with your back to a wall.

So, as you can see, "military press" IS an "overhead barbell press". However, an overhead barbell press is NOT necessarily a military press. I hear guys all the time talking about doing "military" when they are seated and using 1/2 ROM. Those guys are wrong.

why not do seated to avoid cheating all together It's hard not to cheat when you're standing and everyone is watching

It's hard to cheat when you concentrate on not cheating.

[Astaxanthin]

By definition, a Military Press is done standing with heels together, and very strict form (no use of 'push' or momentum.

Thanks

OHP is generally done with feet shoulder-width apart, and often with slightly looser form.

Thanks for the reply

Just do overhead presses, there's no good reason to put your heels together.

And there's definitely no leg push going on with overhead presses, in case you were confused.

Yeah I wasn't to sure :P thanks for clarifying

why not do seated to avoid cheating all together It's hard not to cheat when you're standing and everyone is watching

I don't understand what your trying to say. I am not trying to cheat.

Press = strict standing overhead barbell press. If you do it seated, with DBs, use leg drive (push press), etc, you must specify by altering the name to, say, "seated press" or "seated DB press", etc.



Military Press = a strict standing overhead barbell press with super strict form, heals together, and possibly standing with your back to a wall.

So, as you can see, "military press" IS an "overhead barbell press". However, an overhead barbell press is NOT necessarily a military press. I hear guys all the time talking about doing "military" when they are seated and using 1/2 ROM. Those guys are wrong.

O ok, I never knew that press = strict standing overhead barbell press. Thanks Farley