Listen to JM Blakley talk about the reasons behind his supplemental exercise choices when aiming to increase his already massive numbers. Apply these to any of your lifts and you might find what you’re missing in your current program!

The founder of the JM Press is now part of the elitefts team. Welcome our newest columnist and coach: JM Blakley! Keep an eye out for an upcoming article he wrote about the mind-muscle connection and don't forget to follow his coaching blog.

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Most exercises don’t fall from the sky. Actual lifters created these famous movements for specific purposes. Are you using them correctly?

I mix Mountain Dog and Westside to stretch the shirt sleeves.

This may be the best bar to perform JM Presses with.

Elitefts™ Content Coordinator Sheena Leedham demonstrates a Reverse Band JM Press

Elitefts.com™ Sales Director, Matt Goodwin demonstrates JM Presses using the Fat Bar with chains from the floor.

Dave Tate performs a modified JM press using a Slayer Bar

The JM Press is a hybrid of two different exercises.

Kids, don’t try this at home.