Thanks to this thread I threw Floor presses back into what is already a very limited routine as far as selection is concerned. Thank you.
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You ain’t kidding here, this is money.
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Glad you enjoyed it but if there is any pain, whether on the bottom or top of the movement, I would adress that.
Ha! You’re welcome, buddy, I’m glad I gave this one a shot myself.
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I like floor presses; definitely easier on the shoulders and great for chest development. I like this exercise!
During The Covid, I did too many of them though, and going back to normal benches had to work to improve my distal range of motion.
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Check out this move for shoulder impingement.
You lay on the floor with a light weight in hand, arm straight. Then you protract or retract your shoulder until you find a comfortable position for your shoulder.
Then, keeping your arm straight you slowly start to internally and externally rotate your arm. So all the motion is in the shoulder joint. If there is pain, slow down adjust your position, protract or retract until you find a pain free spot and try again.
After a couple tries, if it feels good, you can do like 3 sets of 10 as a pre-move to floor press to try and get pain free.
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Thank you.
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How do you bail out of the exercise when you fail a rep?
I never start a rep that I’m not 100% sure I can finish when I’m training alone (with a bar, at least; obviously, dumbbells or things like pushups are a different story) but with the floor press, I figure you might be able to do another rep or two if you lift your butt and get into the brige position, like you’re performing a decline press.
I never tried it though so don’t blame me if you get pinned.
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How do dump a floor press:
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Thank you a lot for this. This is basically how I was imagining it would be done, and it’s good to visualize it.
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For the floor press? Throw that shit behind your head lol. Or if you still have control and you’re at the bottom, bring it to the hips.
EDIT: Just realized there was a video above my post that shows the bar coming to the hips. Figured I’d caveat that I don’t floor press out of a rack (I set up from the hips) so there is nothing behind me lest I fail.
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Dude holy shit thank you. I have to try these immediately.
What’s with the kettlebell on photo 2?
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I think that dude was demonstrating that you could use a kettlebell instead of a dumbbell. Then he had no place to put it down.
People also use weights on the belly to practice breathing and bracing and posture stuff.
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The floor press is one of a handful of exercises that make me like our gym Smith machine. You don’t need it. I don’t always use it. But the convenience factor is undeniable.