I really want to try these floor presses. I even think added them to my upper body day . I’ll definitely have to look up some vids again and refresh my memory about what they’re supposed to look like and how to properly do these…
kimab, that exercise does sound tricky! Actually it sounds insanely difficult. Once you master that you’ll probably be able to tight rope walk.
I have half considered eatting almonds while I’m lifting but I like the roased salted ones and I bet the salt might be a bit much.
Hi again! Ok, so I got this clip and if you can hear above the ridiculous grunting, the guy tells you how you can lift the DBs yourself.
That is all.
Rachelle, without a training partner the one-armed floor press idea is a great one. Thanks!
Joe, now I’m hungry for roasted salted almonds.
Maschy, thanks for the video! I love that dude’s accent and the tummy he is showing. Also, I did not know about the leg position. I was doing the floor presses with my knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Now smoked almonds are a thing of beauty!
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
Now smoked almonds are a thing of beauty![/quote]
I must second my esteemed colleague.
Can anyone tell me in cliff notes how floor presses work differently then bench? Thank you for educating the ignorant.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
Can anyone tell me in cliff notes how floor presses work differently then bench? Thank you for educating the ignorant. [/quote]
floor press is to bench what box squat is to squat
and to carry on the edumacating of the ignorant, a box squat to a squat is:______________________________
serious. what’s the diff? HI KIMBA!
Nice job on the dips. Glad we got to see you in action. Oh, and who is the guy that just jumps in the roman chair and you are not even done yet? That would piss me off; dude - just wait two seconds until she is done! or maybe it just doesn’t bother you. lol…
Kimba, your log turns pages too quickly. i had to scroll back to see the awesomeness of your dips!! you are still a lunge beast in my book too.
and i thought of you on my bike ride this evening. i know you are pretty serious into it-what’s your typical ride like? do you find it interferes with leg training at all? i’m thinking mine will be for mental relaxation and some cardio. not really for training legs unless i do some serious hill work. yay or nay?
Your range of motion in floor presses is much less than a normal bench. I think of floor presses as working the top (or lockout) portion of the bench press.
My box squats are about the same range of motion as my regular squats. I totally relax in the hole, though, and have to start the muscle contraction in the bottom to push the weight up, which feels very different to me.
box squat to squat- builds power and the force necessary to get your ass up out of the hole. when you fail, you come up outta the hole a little, then fail? those fails are what box squats are for.
Hai kimba
cool dips!
love your co-star.
for me floor presses preserve the shoulder…
when your gasp aging and getting s.l.o.w. they are a nice change…
DB floor presses while not easy to load yourself
make a great pressing exercise to rotate in
good tri builder
and spare the shoulder.
^ ya, what they said 
Thank you for sharing your wisdoms. I will through them in when the benches are all used up at my gym (which happens quite often) a little switch up is always good.
Spirited, roman chair douche-dude didn’t really bother me. That sort of shit happens all the time in my wimpy-ass Y. I just hit the IGNORE button.
T, nowadays my typical ride is a moderate-pace 1.5 to 2 hour ride mainly to clear my head. Such a ride doesn’t hurt my weight training, and my weight training doesn’t hurt my riding. If, however, I’m riding with a group keeping a higher pace, I really notice some leg/glute fatigue if I just deadlifted or squatted the previous day (or same day). And, I think a hard hill ride on a day in between training days might hurt my recovery. So, yeah. There is no free lunch if one is making an all-out effort on both riding and weight training. Something’s gotta suffer.
CBear, you are describing exactly how I fail. It strikes me that it would be easy to add some box squats as accessory work to a 5/3/1 squat day…
kmc, thanks! I am lucky having no shoulder issues (knock on wood) but I also find the floor press a nice change.
N., thanks for starting a great discussion in here.
Again late to the party but floor presses seem to destroy my tris in a good way.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Again late to the party but floor presses seem to destroy my tris in a good way.[/quote]
If i remember correctly, the part of bench where the bar hits your chest to where your elbows come in line with your body involves a lot of your lats, and that from there up involves a lot of your triceps.
board presses are good accessory work for those who fail above parallel and have trouble locking out.
Finally a strong-feeling day of training. I credit a week’s worth of good sleep trumping a few days of less-than-stellar nutrition.
5/3/1 Off the Reservation Day
Squats (3 risers/step)
Bar 1 x 5
75# 1 x 5
105# 1 x 5 <–form looked good on these, no knee cave
115# 1 x 5 <–a little knee cave, but much better than last week!
120# 1 x 3 <–much better looking than last I tried this weight, but knee cave on final rep was bad
95# 1 x 10 <–form good, some knee cave at the end, but this is improving!
So, yeah! The new foot position (shoulder width stance, feet mostly pointing forward with toes curled to produce a good foot arch) seems to be helping my knee cave issues. And/or the ART is attacking some weakness and imbalances. Either way, score!
Bench Press
Bar 1 x 5
65# 1 x 5
75# 1 x 5
80# 1 x 5
85# 1 x 1, failed on 2
A better bench day than I’ve had in awhile. I’ve taken away the 25# plates under my feet and I feel stronger without them.
Bulgarian split squats
10 lb. plate in each hand - 1 x 15 each leg
Went low with my back knee and this burned my quads.
Seated Military Press
Bar 2 x 10
Felt pretty easy, even after all that bench, but I started to die during the final reps of the last set.
Triceps V-bar pushdown
50# 1 x 15 followed by triceps band pushdowns to failure.
Plank elevated on swiss ball 2 min.
Side planks on ground with T reach and then twisting reach under body.
1 x 20 each side.
These hurt. Here is a video to make up for my bad description (I did this without the TRX, but otherwise the same move):
And that was it! Looking forward to deadlift day on Friday.