Squat and press in one banded flow.
Let your leg drive feed into the press. Lock out the arms fully at the top.
This is a full-body flow built on your legs, your quads drive you out of the squat and your glutes finish the hip extension, with that momentum feeding straight into the overhead press. Standing on the band means resistance ramps up as you rise, so the top of the squat is loaded hardest. It earns its place in circuits and conditioning work where you want a lot of body moving through a lot of range in one rep.
Pretty much. Same idea as a dumbbell thruster, squat into press in one motion, except the band adds more resistance the taller you get. That makes the transition out of the squat the hardest moment of the rep.
No, the point is the flow. Let the leg drive carry the band upward and catch the press as you stand. Breaking it into two separate moves makes it slower and easier, which defeats the purpose.
Adjust your grip so the band runs along your palms rather than dragging across your shoulders, or use a lighter band for more reps. Foot position also changes tension, so narrow your stance on the band if it is too much.
