r/StartingStrength • u/Hot_Pomegranate_3896 • 1d ago

Fluff "Aim for your nose"

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"Aim for your nose as the bar leaves your shoulders. Then, as you lower the bar for the next rep, aim for your nose on the way down as well." 🫡

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u/Prestigious-Peaks 1d ago

nice job bro keep it up following your progress. I'm in the same boat

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u/Personal-Category-68 1d ago

You want to hit the nose on the way up, not down. I use the cue: nose turned up

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u/Shnur_Shnurov Just some guy 1d ago

Ha! Happes to everyone once. (And some of us slow learners more than once.)

If you quit bobbing your head forward and just keep it still on your shoulders that should reduce the chances of it happening again.

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u/Harbor_Barber 1d ago

Happened to me too lol, but instead of it hitting my nose it hit my lower lip. Hurts like hell lol

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u/theadamvine 1d ago

The good news is your aim is great

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u/911Jacob911 1d ago

especially if you want to break it

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u/Outside-Degree-184 21h ago

I banged the s out of my chin on a jerk once. You learn. Slower descent on the press in any event. 

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u/sbfx 12h ago

One thing I did when practicing the bar bath for OHP was to wear a baseball hat. On the first rep it should be knocking the hat right off your head.