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Originally Posted by Off Road
Anyone who has been training with bench, ...back supported overhead presses (or machine presses), leg presses and trap bar deads ... should devote serious attention to training his lower back before he tackles standing presses. Such a lifter may have fairly strong shoulders and triceps, and may THINK that he can go out and start doing standing presses with BIG weights. He can’t. His lower back will not be anywhere strong enough and well conditioned for serious work on the standing press. - Kubik
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Great collection of quotes Off Road, but I must disagree with Kubik here. I fail to see the connection between trap bar deads and an undeveloped lower back. I can testify to the contrary.
And my standing OHP is pretty decent too.