idea for floor press?

[Crusher92]

im runnint into a bit of a problem, my gym has no power rack, and no outstanding things to unrack a floor press from. i like using it in my program, and it helps my strength alot so id like to think of a better way to do it than what im doing (having a spotter help me unrack it from a bench while i lay on the floor (very inconvenient)), so any ideas of any kind are appreciated! thanks!

 

[EliteSoldier]

Lay the barbell on the floor and get your buddy to deadlift it to you.. Well thats what I've been doing for the past few years..

 

[Crusher92]

i had considered that, but the problem i run into there is that not many of my buddies can deadlift the weight for me haha xD

 

[EliteSoldier]

woah how much of weight you using for bench bro?

 

[Crusher92]

got 315 for an easy 2 on it today, i'm still getting used to the way to do it (doing more of a west side program now as opposed to my previous), got a 325 for a single aswell, still working on it though

 

[aceroni]

... your buddies cant deadlift 315...?

 

[Crusher92]

i dont have hardly any friends who are serious, and i know it sounds far fetched but no, none of them can.

 

[Rodja]

Use DBs instead.

 

[DeFos3]

Get a pair of jack stands and bring them with you when you train or donate them to your gym so they are there when you need them.

 

[anathemax]

I believe the old time strongmen sometimes raised the weight into positions with glute bridges... altho I have absolutely no source handy for that info.


I experimented with it - it works alright with 135 and 225. 225 is about my limit on bench due to multiple shoulder injuries, altho this was surprisingly easy on my shoulder...

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[Crusher92]

i might look into the stands...and thats an interesting way to do it...would you be able to find a video of someone doing it so i could see what ya mean?

 

[DeFos3]

I'm sure there's videos out there somewhere but just imagine the jack stands are the crutches on a weight bench but much lower and moveable. Adjust them properly for your body and space them properly.

 

[Crusher92]

well, thanks ill be sure to try it out!

 

[Matt Hatchett]

I've seen a lot of training logs where people are doing floor presses in their workouts. I personally have never done them. It seems your range of motion would be too little. What are the advantages?

 

[asooneyeonig]

http://www.criticalbench.com/floor-press.htm
http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/The-Floor-Press/

 

[Gerbil]

Get non-girly friends........

i had considered that, but the problem i run into there is that not many of my buddies can deadlift the weight for me haha xD

 

[Crusher92]

thatd be a good idea...none of them are that serious, and hearing them whine and complain about it sometimes gets to me haha xD

 

[aceroni]

thatd be a good idea...none of them are that serious, and hearing them whine and complain about it sometimes gets to me haha xD

Idk but I Personally don't benefit from floor presses.. They seem to put undue stress on my delts.. But I guess that stands for all bb benching

 

[Crusher92]

i dont ever feel any stress on my shoulders from floor press really, so idk why that would be.

 

[Rodja]

Idk but I Personally don't benefit from floor presses.. They seem to put undue stress on my delts.. But I guess that stands for all bb benching

Make your upper back tighter and bring the bar lower on your sternum.

 

[aceroni]

Make your upper back tighter and bring the bar lower on your sternum.

dude trust me. I'm the king of scapula (ie the biggest proponent of squeezing your traps / scap together during pressing)
but i probably should work on that second part, ie bringing the bar lower.. but im usually bringing it about to the lower part of my chest.. i think it is just how i am shaped, not sure why but barbell bench (especially flat) does not agree with me and my shoulders ALWAYS do more work than my chest.. I tend to keep my elbows tucked in due to the fact that if i flare them out, i have even greater shoulder strain (except this feels more like joint strain than muscle strain)