Tips from any RKC w/help pressing 36?

Am lacking in the level II skilll of 1/2 bodyweight press. So choice is to

A. Fix it

B. I run as low as 158 (cutoff for 32) often & time it well.

I would prefer A over B. So....

I haven't been as diligent in records keeping as of late, but a summary of some past sessions over the previous 2 Sundays (heavy days) thru today would be:

Sun 5/22 -

*Main focus was trying to get a solid loaded clean with the 36 kg (press weight for July) that Franz was so kind as to allow me to borrow. So a Deadlift station was set up at 185 lbs, with the primary purpose of 'finding the feet' - toes were lifted with making a solid footprint in the floor. Then on to a 10' 4" slosh pipe overhead hold for duration (@ 2 minutes) was to make the shoulders push down into the solid foot print created by the DLs. Off to attempt the 36 kg press coming off a solid clean (failed L & R). After failed attempts 8 cleans per side followed, followed by GTG w/a 24 kg for C & P 5 per side.

To counteract some of the high tension, a 50 lb sandbag was carried over one shoulder up a flight of stairs for a short walk and back, followed up with the opposite side. The intention being to not pull away from the loaded side (as can happen on a heavy press attempt) but stay well distributed in weight and long in spine. Quick run back to the top of the stairs for handstand push ups (1st set was PR of 9 consecutive, followed by 6, 3, 5, 4 in further sets). The circuit was completed 4 times over (36 kg press attempts ceased after 3rd try but stayed w/cleans).

Very end, threw in 40 kg barbell C & MP for 5 x 2 sets (felt fantastic).

*Followed the Sunday on Monday night w/bodyweight S & C class at Y, with some pulls/dips/hanging abs prior and focus in class was some active stretching/mobility work.

*Mid week - was excited to have 36 kg, so snuck in between work and life 36 kg TGU's for 4 per side alternating. The rest of the week was minuscule to note, primarily consisting of ring play, roller, HS, etc.

*Lead to Sun 5/29. After reading a bit about pressing in ETK, went with a Sunday game plan of:

36 kg TGU to start and warm up with, followed by a 1, 2, 3, 4 C & P ladder with 28 kg (thanks Ralph!) & finished w/36 kg single hand swings for 10/10. The circuit being repeated 3x and the 3rd only going to 3 on the C&P ladder. Some skin the cats followed on the trap table.

*Fast & loose was Monday's protocol with primal play with the kids down at the Shores :) A fun HIT drill was having them both (@ 40 kg total bw) sit on a boogie board and be pulled around in the grass. Some decent handstand attempts were made, kicking the futbol etc.

*Brings me to today in which half the day was free (nice break :) and went to the pull up bar down by the ocean near 'hospitals' break in La Jolla. Really took a bit to get into it with the want of just chilling by the break, but just slowly worked into a fun session.

Started out straight legged raises, and the nice thing about having a bar outdoors - no ceiling! So, was able to get the hips further vertically up the line over being confided to just shin/instep. After 2 runs of 6, moved on to a 20 kg bell for clean cleans of 5/5, followed by 10/10 snatches, 10 center line swing (2 handed), into two handed flip swings for 10.

The first circuit was repeated once more with another run of straight legged raises to 7. The last two (four kb runs total) had more of a mixture at the bar: single knee tucked front levers 5 per, straddled front lever for 4, lever knee tucks for 6 & plank play on the benches that square the gazebo where the bar is located.

Tidbits?