Barbell Seated Bradford Rocky Press
The Bradford press seated against a back pad and pressed to full reach: each rep starts in turn from the collarbones and from behind the head.
How to do it
Setup
Seated with the back on the pad, bar at the collarbones, grip just wider than the shoulders.
Steps
- Press the bar overhead and lower it behind the head to about ear level.
- Press it overhead again and lower it to the collarbones.
- Keep the back on the pad on every pass.
Common mistakes
Arching off the pad on the front reps: ribs down, back glued. Dropping deep behind the head: stop at ear level, never at the neck. Rushing the switch overhead: control the bar where it changes sides.
Breathing
Exhale on the press, inhale lowering.
