Friday, March 5, 2010

Push Press

In 2000 (and on a few other occasions) I published and claimed copyright on this exercise description (bolding added now):

Push Press :

Take the bar out as per a normal barbell front squat. Prior to pressing the weight vertically overhead, bend the knees slightly and quickly. As you come out of this fast knee bend, push with the arms. Upon lockout, the knees will be straight and the feet flat. Initial assistance from the legs, but lockout is completed with the arms and shoulders.

I was conducting research and I came upon the following exercise in a publication copyright claimed by another 'author' at a subsequent date (bolding added):

Push Press :

Take the bar out as per a normal barbell front squat. Prior to pressing the weight vertically overhead, bend the knees slightly and quickly. As you come out of this fast knee bend, push with the arms. Upon lockout, the knees will be straight and the feet flat. Initial assistance from the legs, but lockout is completed with the arms and shoulders

And I said to myself: “That looks familiar!” So I cross-referenced it and I said to myself: “Wow! No wonder that looked familiar!”

I noted that the use of this description was in the absence of credits or references to the origin or permission to use from the original author (myself), and that the 'author' claimed copyright....

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