SECRET BENEFITS of a FORGOTTEN LIFT

For those that don't know "Clean living, Clean lifting" is a nod to The Mighty Atom.

James is a great example of staying functional and strong. Absolutely impresssive.

I feel like this guy is very used to being the smartest and strongest man in the room. Very patient and humble.

Hey, i knew about his chanel about 10-12 years ago and this guy fascinated me with his style of lifting. I remember one thing i learned from him was that you can sit down in silence and keep yourself calm and relaxed before every lifting session. No pre-workout needed. After years of training i can see this kind of information starts to make more sense to me as i continue to benefit from lifiting. Trying to keep an open mind to everything and i can see for long term perfomance and health we all have a common ground ! Hello Juji, from Vietnam :-)

Unfortunately, most of us spend too much time sitting with office jobs or sales jobs that require a lot of driving. I literally just tried the kneeling bent press with a 25lb plate and it was probably the best hip and lower back stretch I’ve ever done. I feel like 10 years of being hindered by tightness was released. I do yoga stretches and functional exercises but nothing compares to this. Thank you for introducing James to your channel. I sent this link to everyone that I could think of that will benefit. James is a badass!

I thought the thumbnail was clickbait but no, they hit that pose near immediately

Apparently the old time strongmen could do 300lb bent press even some at sub 200lb bodyweight so I really wanna see if I can push that for circus dumbell in Strongman comps I'm excited to see how it works out

I can picture Martins being really good at this, someone get this guy on Strength Unknown.

Juji this guy has to be apart of your workouts coaching. He's solid in instruction and awesome to see how it affects the body.

So great to see James getting some exposure, I've been subscribed to his youtube for 5+ years. I like to try some of the things he does on his channel and I am always humbled, even though I'm half his age, I can't keep up!

Love the bent press. Thanks for showcasing this old lift. I could listen to James Fuller talk for hours. He has a yoga vibe in a strongman's body.

That sassy hips cue is very underrated. This man is an excellent coach

The nod to Rich was awesome! ! Great video!

I did a light version of this for mechanics (20lb dumbbell on the kneeling variation) and just holding it up in that twist felt incredible on my lower back. Both directions I could just feel tension releasing. Beautiful weighted twist.

The Rich Piana music brings back so many memories hahah

This guy looks exactly like the kind of NPC who would give you a Bent Press side quest and dole out wisdom to help you complete it.

I am not an expert but as I understand the bent press and have practiced it, the elbow and or upper arm rests on the side of your torso, lats and hips as you bend down under the weight and your upper arms should not come off of your side until your arm is fully extended and essentially the weight is supported by a straight arm. You're essentially resting the weight on your side, lats and hip until you shift under the weight and transfer the weight to your straight arm. You're basically bending down away from the weight while you straighten your arm and take over the weight on your straight arm. The weight is basically balanced on your side, lat and hip until it is transferred and then balanced on your straight arm. Many guys tend to try and press the weight but should never really "pressed". It's just balanced on your forearm off of your side, lat and hip until you can bend down far enough to straighten your arm under the weight. The sticking point is not really strength when you first learn it but the mobility of your shoulder to be able to keep you arm against your hip with your forearm straight up to keep the weight balanced on the side, lat and hip until you can bend down far enough for your arm to straighten without removing it from your side, lat and hip. Yes ultimately strength will determine how much you can lift with this move but mobility is the key to learning the lift. If you lack mobility in your shoulder you won't be able to keep it resting on your side until you can bend away from the weight far enough to fully straighten your arm. If you can't fully straighten the arm while resting your elbow on your side, lat and hip you will have to press the weight up rather than simply transfering the weight to a straight arm. This will mean that your pressing strength will limit how much you can lift in this move. You have to remember it's not really a strict press and at no point durung the lift are you pressing with a bent arm if it's done properly. Sorry for the lengthy reply but it's definitely one of the more complicated and misunderstood lifts and I see a lot of guys doing it wrong and trying to press the weight up with a bent arm press rather than a straight arm tranfer.

Love the Rich shout out. 🙏🏾 🕊️

dont know when I've seen Juju struggle like this

I just watched Pavel's Power to the People where he demonstrated that press. And a day later this drops. Cool coincidence.