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Standing military is getting pretty heavy though, might not do to much of an increase next workout.
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Hey bud, OHP's are a very TECHNICAL exercise IMO. When I used to do these (when I first started), I was guilty of pressing the bar straight up, essentially in front of my head. Most people are, and just don't know it yet. Another problem I had was that I used to turn it into a sort of incline press because I leaned back too far for the last reps. This was all my past problems with the exercise....
Reynolds had some great suggestions that really helped me. If you're technique is close to perfect with these, you'll press A LOT more weight with LESS overall effort.
His suggestion was to pull your head "through the hole". This elliminates both of these problems. What this means is that once the bar goes from your upper clavicle to clearing past your head, you push your head/neck forward, and press the bar directly over your middle/rear area of your head. So the barbell travels from forward to back from beginning to end of the press.
You may be doing that already. But, I thought I was good to go, yet was struggling with [lighter for me weights] until I really focused on the path of the bar and correctly pressing the bar straight up vs. pressing it in front of my body.
The hardest part of this exercise is not using a little leg into the lift if it's strict OHP's. So fucking tempting.
Also, if you have time, I suggest watching World's Strongest Man on ESPN2. When I watch ALL of them do the standing log press, they have perfect technique, and you can see the log actually almost be pressed behind their heads! With 300-400 lb logs, they have to have good technique!
