Floor Presses - The Road to Recovery [205 x 5, 225 x 3, 225 x 4]

[nymxcar]

Yo I also mess up my pectoral insertion muscle and freaking chiropractor could not figure out what was wrong or fix it. I was out for 6 months. I just went back to the gym about a month ago. My chest is doing good but I feel like if I start doing power lifting like I did back in high school my chest rep can go up faster, Because I can't seem to go up as fast as I did back in high, Btw I forgot how to figure out my percentage could you help me with that? Il send you a message.

[muzimuzi]

wow you nearly touch your chest with thouse heh

[HoodMuscle23]

funkyassdeejay R u a fucking retard

[howcanthishappentome]

Floor presses and bench presses are two completely different exercises floor presses increase shoulder and tricep power its the top part of the rep..... it carries over to the bench

[funkyassdeejay]

the bar is supposed to get cLose to ur chest. the fLoor is bLocking ur movement. trust, if u gt a REAL bench and rack, 225 is gonna be A LOT harder for u. No offense, but honestLy, it dont even Look Leik u can Lift 2 pLates on a reaL oLympic bar and bench.

[YoCard]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Let me share a video for guys like you.

[YoCard]

Video response.

[halfer777]

Dude you need to train your external rotations to fix the issue. Focuses on reading everything on tnation look for eric cressey, mike robertson, charles poliquin and christian thibadeau.

[nutnfancyfan]

i do something similiar to this. It can be done on the floor or with a regular bench. Since i have adjustable spotters i bring them down to a position that forces me to go about 90 degrees. I use 100%, for me 185lbs i can bring it down no prob but gettin it up i cant do. Anyway u bring the weight down and let it rest on the spotters for 1-2secs and then push with all ur might, not too much cuz u dont want to hurt urself, but its very good for strength/power and size.

[YuppItzCorey]

ive never done floor presses and ive been in the same area on the bench. should i give it a go and what % of a max should i start off with?

[YoCard]

I'd warm up and then go from 70% of your max up and see. If your gut isn't too big you can fail and let it drop on your stomach like how I had it.

[tsnaruto]

Nice man, I always lifted it off the floor, but seeing how you use the chairs, I realize I probably wasted a lot of energy just trying to pick up the barbell. =D

Im going to try the chair setup like you have there.

[YoCard]

Be careful though, practice with 135 so you don't tip a chair like I almost did, also make sure you can ditch it like how I did at the end of the video. Safety first :D! It is pretty scary with chairs haha.

[tsnaruto]

Haha, I might add some more weight to the chair (somehow) so it isn't so easy to tip over.

Thanks for the protips! =D

[DerKannibale]

What are the pros and cons of floor presses compared to bench presses?

[YoCard]

Floor presses help with the lockout portion of the bench press. It really is meant to help you break some plateaus. Bench press truthfully is best for building muscle mass in the chest area. (IMO)

But since I'm injured, I can't go down all the way and this is the only exercise I can do that really doesn't hurt me.

With all that said, I think floor presses are something to try out, it can really help if done once in a while.

[DerKannibale]

Cool, thanks.