Do you have a rack or something to lift the bar from ? One of the difficulties I experience with the floor press, is getting the bar to lifting position when as the weight moves upward.
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Nope. I have it sitting on some yoga blocks. I am able to shimmy underneath it, and then I just do a hip thruster thing to get it into position. Awkward, but it works. Would hate to have to try it with anything over, say, 100 kilo.
Just try to be a little weaker.
I feel your pain though. Floor presses on your own are shit. Do you at least get to do them inside?
More or less the same here, except that I roll the bar up until it hits my gut - then the hip thrust thing. Apart from getting in position, I actually find the floor press ok.
I have an acquaintance who got these for floor press during the first lockdown, it seems a cheap solution.
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Yeah, I roll it up to about my stomach as well. And also yeah, other than that part I think floor presses are quite okay.
Your friend had a pretty good idea there.
Iām trying, give me a few weeks already.
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Took yesterday off. Was going to do more today than what follows (including a bit of cardio), but got too busy with stuff around the house and a bit tired.
Barbell Squat
- 25 kg x 8 reps
- 45 kg x 8 reps
- 55 kg x 8 reps
- 65 kg x 8 reps
- 75 kg x 20 reps
- 75 kg x 18 reps
- 75 kg x 12 reps
Hip still a bother, but no big deal with these low weights. That said, the 350 sets at 75 nearly kicked my ass. I donāt think I have done them at that weight before, so nothing to compare them to. The fun here is I have to clean the weight and push it over my head to get it into position. Or more to the point, pushing it back over after the set is done. Good thing I had my push press in a decent place before lockdown.
Really gotta make sure to do some cardio tomorrow.
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Lockdown Day 5. No sign of abs.
Also a press day. Still had thoughts about 60 for 20 reps, but my dumb bar cannot do that config, so I had to either go a kilo over or a kilo under. I went under, so I still have not officially managed it.
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Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)
- 25 kg x 6 reps
- 35 kg x 6 reps
- 45 kg x 6 reps
- 55 kg x 6 reps
- 59 kg x 20 reps
- 59 kg x 15 reps
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Upright Barbell Row
- 25 kg x 10 reps
- 25 kg x 12 reps
- 25 kg x 12 reps
- 25 kg x 12 reps
- 25 kg x 12 reps
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Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck
- 25 kg x 15 reps
- 25 kg x 15 reps
- 25 kg x 15 reps
- 25 kg x 15 reps
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Oh, had a short go with Bob as well.
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Lockdown Day 7. No sign of abs.
Skipped yesterday. As it turns out I am still recovering from high rep squats from many days ago, which mostly just goes to remind me how effective those really can be.
Today is pull-up day, and was determined to improve on last time. I may have bit off more than I can chew. Too fat for all this bullcrap. The last 5 sets or so on the way back down the ladder were just pure stubborness, and probably not very beneficial.
Pull-Up
- 6 reps
- 7 reps
- 8 reps
- 9 reps
- 10 reps
- 11 reps
- 12 reps
- 13 reps
- 12 reps
- 11 reps
- 10 reps
- 9 reps
- 8 reps
- 7 reps
- 6 reps
Alternating between neutral, supinated and wide supinated every set. I am tired now.
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Lockdown Day 8. No sign of abs.
I have actually clearly cut calories over the past few weeks (since whenever I was on the treadmill the first time), but my body is resisting any weight loss. On the other hand, my resting HR had shot up to like an average of 58 since June (which is suuuuuuper high for me), but has now headed down to around 55 and trending downwards. Funny how even a little cardio changes that. I do want to drop a few kilo, however. Am still entertaining thoughts about (gasp) running outside, but maybe only after getting down a bit in weight.
Anyway, no lifting today, just testing some broad jumps. A disaster at my current bodyweight. Managed to hit about 7 feet 9 inches a couple times, but most jumps around 7 feet 6. Felt like I was jumping out of mud. Logically it makes sense, since I am an old fat bovine, but still would like to hit 8 feet.
On the bright side, the adductor is nearly back to normal. Did a session with Bob, but still going gentle on the kicks for the time being.
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Calm down.
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Abs are a lot like Bigfoot. Canāt rule out that they exist somewhere, but are very rarely seen. 
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I think part of it honestly has something to do with needing to be outside a bit more. Between working at home and having another lockdown, I am getting a bit cooped up.
Lockdown Day 9. Still no abs.
Floor presses again. Had no plan other than just doing lots of reps, so mission accomplished.
Barbell Floor Press
- 25 kg x 10 reps
- 45 kg x 10 reps
- 55 kg x 8 reps
- 65 kg x 8 reps
- 75 kg x 15 reps
- 75 kg x 15 reps
- 75 kg x 15 reps
- 65 kg x 15 reps
- 65 kg x 15 reps
- 65 kg x 15 reps
- 55 kg x 15 reps
- 55 kg x 15 reps
- 55 kg x 15 reps
Shit felt a bit heavy today for some reason. Oh well. And while awkward, these floor presses seem to be every bit as effective as regular bench presses in terms of the pumpiness of my titties.
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Damn itās taking a long time 
Iknowrite. I expect one day it will just magically change and I will have abs.
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Lockdown Day 11. Still no abs.
Took yesterday off. Back at it today with some very light squatting. Still not 100% with this adductor, plus I am not trying to accomplishing anything specific beyond some added athleticism. Hence the jump squats. Even these are probably a bit too light, but trying to be careful.
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Barbell Squat
- 25 kg x 6 reps
- 35 kg x 6 reps
- 45 kg x 6 reps
- 55 kg x 20 reps
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Barbell Jump Squat
- 45 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
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Pull-Up
- 20 reps
Went a few rounds with Bob, too, worked up a decent sweat.
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To be explosive, you have to move fast. Loading up a jump can make it harder but it can slow down the movement, too (especially the transition from loading to jumping) Be careful not to load too much. Youāll defeat the purpose. Also, you can chip bone off your cervical spine if the bar happens to rise off your body and crash back down upon landing. Squat jumps are one of the the only exercises where I advocate the bar pad.
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If possible (in this case itās not), I would always do loaded vertical jumps with a trap bar. Very effectice with minimal risk
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Looks like bob put up a good fight- remind me again, whoās abusing who?
Are you sure youāre searching in the right place?
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This is all good advice, but this weight is not really heavy enough to hurt me in that way, unless of course I land wrong and explode a knee. As you say, it is about speedā¦and mine I donāt have much of it right now, especially as I am trying to give my adductor a break.
Pretty sure. For now this is all tongue-in-cheek. I am not active enough for there to be any chance at abs, plus I like alcohol too much. On the other hand, I am sorta lucky in that I can actually have fat-abs if I put in enough effort. I donāt have to get my BW down very low before they are somewhat visible.
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