Axle Press

  • Strongman Axle Press: Strategies for Improving Overhead Strength

    Strongman Axle Press: Strategies for Improving Overhead Strength

    The axle press is one of the most technical and humbling events in strongman. It looks like a simple overhead lift, until you grip a thick, non-rotating bar that gives you zero whip, zero rotation, and zero forgiveness. Grip becomes a limiter. The clean turns more technical. The press demands total-body tension from the floor…