Where's my strong women? (Overhead Press Competition)

[Iceman1800]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...1470073&page=1

Step up to the plate ladies. No entries so far

[gabytheft]

Definitely getting in on this ! Thanks for posting here

[wakechica]

Oh hai....

I'm pants at OHP haha

But I'm in!

[gabytheft]

Oh hai....

I'm pants at OHP haha

But I'm in!

lol don't worry me too!! i have been doing dumbbell presses for like 6 months but this is all the more reason to practice it differently!

[sweetkissees918]

My weak point is the overhead press, but im in! Always love these comps on here. But I do have a question...

Are we allowed to upload another video as time went on.. i noticed the end date is march 30th, So say i upload a video a week from now and video myseld again doing it 3 weeks from now and get a better press, am i allowed to upload that video and use that one instead of the first one?

[thehobbes]

Oh wow, surprised they didn't get a bunch of female contenders already. May try next week, usually do em seated but should see what I can put up standing these days.

[400Lb Gorilla]

could really use some of the fairer sex in my competition lol. other than the occasional kitchen or sammich joke i think i can keep the rape jokes, nood requests, and other garbage out of there if you ladies compete.

[VAPump]

My weak point is the overhead press, but im in! Always love these comps on here. But I do have a question...

Are we allowed to upload another video as time went on.. i noticed the end date is march 30th, So say i upload a video a week from now and video myseld again doing it 3 weeks from now and get a better press, am i allowed to upload that video and use that one instead of the first one?

Yes.

[conceptions]

What do you (ladies) OHP?

[VAPump]

What do you (ladies) OHP?

probably a barbell

[kimm4]

could really use some of the fairer sex in my competition lol. other than the occasional kitchen or sammich joke i think i can keep the rape jokes, nood requests, and other garbage out of there if you ladies compete.

Quick question, are we allowed to use a split stance? I prefer to do mine this way, because it's easier on my lower back.

[discdoggie]

Why only one weight class for women?

[BalhamBeast]

In!

[wakechica]

probably a barbell with a couple of bumper plates

Fixed it for you

Never tried 1RM for OHP but can do 30kg for reps....

[VAPump]

Quick question, are we allowed to use a split stance? I prefer to do mine this way, because it's easier on my lower back.

Good question, we'll have to defer to 400lb Gorilla on this one.

Why only one weight class for women?

Typically there aren't enough total female competitors to warrant separate classes. I think the last contest he hosted he had like 1 or 2 total. =/

[LiveStrongMona]

Good question, we'll have to defer to 400lb Gorilla on this one.



Typically there aren't enough total female competitors to warrant separate classes. I think the last contest he hosted he had like 1 or 2 total. =/

First off, thanks Iceman for posting this here. Would have never noticed it in the Misc.

Second, I understand why there is only one class for women but still...not that I am trying to doubt myself...but since others are now keen on joining in..I don't know if I can really compare to a female who would have been in a different weight class....if they existed.

I might still do it for fun though

[VAPump]

First off, thanks Iceman for posting this here. Would have never noticed it in the Misc.

Second, I understand why there is only one class for women but still...not that I am trying to doubt myself...but since others are now keen on joining in..I don't know if I can really compare to a female who would have been in a different weight class....if they existed.

I might still do it for fun though

Definitely understand the concerns.

But look at this this way: if we get enough female competitors to join in, it would be a good reason to divide it into weight classes. So spread the word everyone!

[wakechica]

You only need one class then apply a coefficient as per PL comps to work out the overall women's winner.

[Botika]

I need a noob class LOL. Maybe next year Iceman!

[justme7]

I need a noob class LOL. Maybe next year Iceman!

^^this. I do seated, DB OHP now, so I'd have a lot of learning to do by the end of March in order to stand and use a BB instead. I'll add BB OHP to my split now, and maybe I'll be ready next time around, but I'll definitely sub and cheer on the ladies who do enter now! Good luck, all

[Big_Dip]

probably a barbell

Lol

[AD1984]

could really use some of the fairer sex in my competition lol. other than the occasional kitchen or sammich joke i think i can keep the rape jokes, nood requests, and other garbage out of there if you ladies compete.

Gorilla, if there are no weight classes and no weigh-ins for the women, does that mean it will be solely judged on weight moved? I can see not going through the trouble of not setting up weight classes, but going by pound-per-pound strength would be fairer.

Thanks for that thing with the thread a while back, btw

[LiveStrongMona]

Definitely understand the concerns.

But look at this this way: if we get enough female competitors to join in, it would be a good reason to divide it into weight classes. So spread the word everyone!

Good point! This is very true.

Well, I'll be working on my OHP. I am use to doing a bb push press or db ohp. I have done bb ohp just not use to it. So this will be a new challenge for me but I am up for it. If my lift isn't too embarrasing for myself lol ...by March I'll be sure to enter.

I'm excited.

[thehobbes]

What do you (ladies) OHP?

Seated been doing 90x6 lately, so 100 and change for a max I guess, will try. Prob my worst lift, will be expecting to get shown up by a chick who weighs like 50lbs less than me lulz.

[400Lb Gorilla]

Quick question, are we allowed to use a split stance? I prefer to do mine this way, because it's easier on my lower back.

I think this would be acceptable as long as your knees stayed locked and you didnt jerk the weight(obviously)

Why only one weight class for women?

I have not had a lot of luck getting female competitors in my front squat or overhead squat comp. But because of the nature of this website i do get a lot of male competitors. As VA noted if i get more women pushing weight on this one i can easily justify needing more weight classes on future comps. Hoping with this being a more common lift i can get that participation

You only need one class then apply a coefficient as per PL comps to work out the overall women's winner.

I could do this if a majority of the women here/competing would like a Wilks based judging. I have used Wilks and other forms of BW vs. Weight lifted type of calculations before.

Gorilla, if there are no weight classes and no weigh-ins for the women, does that mean it will be solely judged on weight moved? I can see not going through the trouble of not setting up weight classes, but going by pound-per-pound strength would be fairer.

Thanks for that thing with the thread a while back, btw

Weigh ins would be required if you and the rest of the Female BB wanted a coefficient of some kind but if all of you just wanted a "weight moved" type of judging then weigh ins wouldnt be necessary. I left a lot of room for maneuvering in the Women's Class simply because there is ONE weight class

No problem, although i cant recall exactly what i did lol

[conceptions]

Fixed it for you

Never tried 1RM for OHP but can do 30kg for reps....

I do too, I might have a chance then!

[gabytheft]

Weigh ins would be required if you and the rest of the Female BB wanted a coefficient of some kind but if all of you just wanted a "weight moved" type of judging then weigh ins wouldnt be necessary. I left a lot of room for maneuvering in the Women's Class simply because there is ONE weight class

No problem, although i cant recall exactly what i did lol

I think weigh ins should be required so it could be more about bw to lift ratio because there's a lot of girls that weigh differently here

[abellis131]

I'm hella scared to compete against you all, but I've been working on my OHP so... Why not? Hopefully in by mid-march.

Some type of weigh in should def be required though... Like, I weigh 60 pounds more than gabytheft.... That's ridiculous.

[wakechica]

2@88lbs @141BW today (Belted). Gonna work on this

[AD1984]

Weigh ins would be required if you and the rest of the Female BB wanted a coefficient of some kind but if all of you just wanted a "weight moved" type of judging then weigh ins wouldnt be necessary. I left a lot of room for maneuvering in the Women's Class simply because there is ONE weight class

I'm all for weigh-ins, our body weights vary a great deal. Otherwise, after hobbes and kimm, we all might as well go home I'll submit an entry nonetheless, this competition needs more estrogen.

I don't know where I was when the front squat challenge happened, but next time I am so totally and unequivocally in.

No problem, although i cant recall exactly what i did lol

You put a thread up in the workouts section, doesn't matter, you're just a 400lbs sweetheart (no mod a$s kissin').