Specifically with the Bradford Press, when I first read about it I was fascinated, BUT the logic of it eluded me, I mean do them in front, or do them in back, wtf with this hybrid thingie? Just guessing, but maybe it appeals to a shotgun approach way of thinking, like if you do these you're hitting every damn thing you can hit, you'll be medalling in the Olympics before you know it? It could also pose a threat from either or both angles, or from the transmission from front > back, etc, etc? Another thing I'm not sure of is did big Jim press all the way up, or just far enough to clear his head before switching gears? Back in the day there was no Internet providing give and take discussion, just magazine articles. I'll be interested to hear what your coach's reasoning is on all this.