It s a very effective movement to build pure pressing strength along with muscle mass in the chest shoulders triceps.
Floor press program.
One of the ways we can continue to induce strength and hypertrophy during a bench press program is to utilize bar speed.
Lifters can program heavy floor presses in a similar model as the standard barbell.
So it s been around for more than 100 years making it much older than the bench press itself.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.
Back before lifters had benches the floor press was the only chest press they could perform.
Floor bench press program.
And if your goal is to bench press ridiculous weights the floor press can be used as a supplementary lift to your bench to all new levels.
Slow bar speed is used to warm up the muscles and activate the tissue.
In this article we re going to cover every facet of the floor press including why you would use them and we ll wrap up with a 12 week program.
At one time lifters attacked the lift with gusto putting up some impressive numbers including george hackenschmidt s 361 pound strict floor press back in 1899.
Here i will break down the best ways to integrate the floor press into your current program and even provide you with a sample workout to follow.
The floor press has been used by powerlifters for 20 years to build herculean strength in the upper body.