{"id":110,"date":"2025-04-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/?p=110"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:48:33","slug":"try-the-head-touch-method-on-your-pin-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/try-the-head-touch-method-on-your-pin-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Try the Head Touch Method on Your Pin Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Try the Head Touch Method on Your Pin Press\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_ZUdHbAqwOvw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZUdHbAqwOvw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZUdHbAqwOvw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-14T14:00:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ZUdHbAqwOvw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZUdHbAqwOvw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Try the Head Touch Method on Your Pin Press<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZUdHbAqwOvw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZUdHbAqwOvw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Try the Head Touch Method on Your Pin Press\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Starting Strength Coach Michael Jones from our Plano gym shows how to properly set up your pin press. Most lifters position the bar too far forward, reducing efficiency and stability. The simple &quot;head touch&quot; technique ensures your bar is directly over midfoot for optimal force transfer. Watch Jon demonstrate how backing your head against the bar creates consistent positioning every time. *Connect With* #startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/starting-strength-gyms \ud83d\udd17 *Book your free 30-min session:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/free-session.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Own a Gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/own-a-gym.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Train at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/locations.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Coach at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/become-a-coach.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Shop for apparel:* https:\/\/store.startingstrengthgyms.com?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral #startingstrengthgyms #startingstrength #strengthtraining #fitness\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Starting Strength Coach Michael Jones from our Plano gym shows how to properly set up your pin press. Most lifters position the bar too far forward, reducing efficiency and stability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple &#8220;head touch&#8221; technique ensures your bar is directly over mid-foot for optimal force transfer. Watch Jon demonstrate how backing your head against the bar creates consistent positioning every time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Strength Coach Michael Jones from our Plano gym shows how to properly set up your pin press. Most lifters position the bar too far forward, reducing efficiency and stability. The simple &#8220;head touch&#8221; technique ensures your bar is directly over mid-foot for optimal force transfer. Watch Jon demonstrate how backing your head against the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-videos","tag-lifting-tips","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":152,"url":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/stop-the-bar-rolling-in-your-press-the-pinch-grip-method\/","url_meta":{"origin":110,"position":0},"title":"Stop the Bar Rolling in Your Press: The Pinch Grip Method","author":"Bre Acosta","date":"June 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FlL9Xg8iTyI The press becomes unnecessarily difficult when the bar rolls back in your hands, creating mechanical disadvantage and discomfort at heavier weights. 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