Weight lifting issue: Overhead Press?

[Alaa_Hegly]

Hey guys, so I'm a starter at weight lifting and been working out for like 3 or 4 days, I workout on a rippetoe program but there's just one issue, I kind of suck at all of them, I especially suck at the Overhead Press in which my back keeps folding and my arms just don't stay backwards, I can't focus on a billion things at one time, my brother told me that this is the easiest move and yet I don't know how to do it, he has tried to teach me for almost 5 days now and no luck, will I even have a chance of gaining some mass or/and power? He told me it'll take me at least a month to learn it, but his friends say that it's okay for a beginner and shouldn't worry about it (they are all expert bodybuilders) any tips?

[Xfitchick]

Exercise it with a bar with no weight. When you know how to do the move perfectly, start putting weight on the bar (not a lot in the beginning). When you manage to do the move properly with that weight, increase. Its the only way to learn without getting injuries.

[Xfitchick]

thanks, hope you enjoy

[Anonymous]

Like others have said use less weight.
If the bar alone is too much use dumbbells. in my opinion their better. One arm can't help the other and there's also more balance required.

[Karōshi]

Use less weight to practice good form, when the form is ingrained add more weight.

[Alaa_Hegly]

Dude, I lift the pole alone without any weights on it, because I can barely hold 7.5 Kilos along with the pole, the pole alone is 20 KG.

[Karōshi]

Try seated overhead press to take some pressure off the kinetic chain and gain strength before tackling the standing one.

[Alaa_Hegly]

Good idea, hopefully that will be easier than the overhead press, I'll try it out, thanks!

[Karōshi]

It will be, stick with it dude, progress can be hard to come by initially but remember it takes the body time to adapt! Good luck!

[Decentguy]

i think your using too much weight on overhead press other wise it shouldn't be a problem, have you tried overhead press on smith?

[Anonymous]

It just takes time for all your muscles to gain strength and work together , just lift the weight that doesn't cause that to your body and do more reps until your body gets use to it, your still growing so it takes time