Guest viewing limit reached
  • You have reached the maximum number of guest views allowed
  • Please register below to remove this limitation

idea for floor press?

Crusher92

New member
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!
 
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..
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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...

I don't have enought posts to embed video...

http ://youtu.be/F38KduI8vFE

http ://youtu.be/Zq54iTj7KpY
 
Last edited:
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?
 
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.
 
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?
 
Get non-girly friends........

Crusher92 said:
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
Click to expand...
 
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
 
Crusher92 said:
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
Click to expand...

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
 
Rodja said:
Make your upper back tighter and bring the bar lower on your sternum.
Click to expand...

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)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top