Added in floor presses to my max effort bench rotation for the first time.
Floor press after regular bench.
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
Is there an average percentage.
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I used a thumb away from smooth grip with a pause at the bottom.
Back before lifters had benches the floor press was the only chest press they could perform.
This makes floor presses a great alternative to regular bench presses and you should be able to move plenty of weight here.
Bench press off pins.
The floor press is a pure upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress maximizing your training efficiency and protecting your shoulders for long term training and strength gains.
I like to floor press sometimes after full range bench press and do it as an accessory movement in higher rep ranges.
The floor press which was covered extensively in a previous article is a segmented shorter range of motion variation of the bench press with the intent to target the top half.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.
So it s been around for more than 100 years making it much older than the bench press itself.
It s a very effective movement to build pure pressing strength along with muscle mass in the chest shoulders triceps.
I managed to hit a 405 with a close miss at 420.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
Progressing the floor press.
What type of carryover do you usually get to the regular bench press.