Svend Press
Squeeze one or two plates hard between the palms at chest height and press them out and back; the tension comes from the squeeze, not the weight.
How to do it
Setup
Standing, one or two plates squeezed HARD between the palms at the chest.
Steps
- Press the plates straight out to arm's length.
- Keep the crush alive the whole path.
- Return to the chest without the plates slipping.
Common mistakes
Squeeze fading at the arms' length: the far point is where it matters most. Heavy plates: two thin beat one thick; the crush is the load. Shoulders shrugging into the press: down, chest does the pressing.
Breathing
Exhale pressing out, inhale returning.
