I’ve been doing close grip (hands slightly less than shoulder width apart) floor presses to target my triceps, but the previous training session focused on shoulders. In this floor press movement, how much of the shoulder is being used, and would I be fine to continue this way?
I assume you are doing this as an assistance lift, in which case it really doesn’t matter. You may want to not do them the day after heavy shoulders, but you need to let your body tell you if it will work or not. If your shoulders are too sore from shoulder work, or if you think your strength is suffering, give it a day or two. CGBP works mainly triceps, so I would think you should be OK.
Noted. My heavy shoulder day is earlier in the week (focus on OHP), the day before the floor presses is a lighter shoulder workout, so now that I think about it everything should work out fine. I might take some of the DB presses out of my lighter shoulder workout–maybe 2-3 sets with light weight and focus more on my rear and medial delts. My goal for shoulders has been to increase strength on OHP, but I think it might be time to cut back just a bit on that. I’m hoping the added rest will ultimately give me more strength down the line.
Thanks, man.