Floor Presses

[louden_swain]

Did some floor presses tonight. . . good stuff, but hard as hell.

The pause was difficult, but I worked through it.

I did four sets:

10-10-4-2 in terms of reps to get the feel, of course nothing to failure and nothing extraordinarily heavy.

One guy came up to me and asked my what kind of bench press I was performing. . .I said floor presses . . .he seemed really interested.

I plan on using these in my routine and I plan to progress.

Who else uses floor presses in their routine?

 

[The Red Dragon]

I do them if I'm at a friends place and they have dumbellls =/. I don't like the range of motion, but I guess it's the price you get for cutting out the lats.

 

[t3c]

cool man, i like how you mix ideas from different priciples to suit your needs

awesome job

 

[louden_swain]

I didn't have a spotter so I had to be careful.

t3c,

I use:

-good mornings
-box squats
-speed squats
-floor presses
-close grip lockouts

to help build strength and size. . .these movements are also great for improving my core movements.

 

[louden_swain]

This is what I performed this evening:

1. Incline BB Presses - 2 sets x 10,5
2. Floor Presses - 4 sets x 10,10,4,2
3. Seated BB Presses - 3 sets x 10
4. Close Grip Bench Presses - 3 sets x 10
5. Barbell Rows - 3 sets x 10
6. Chins - 3 x failure
7. Barbell Shrugs - 3 x 10

My fat ass had a hard time with chins, since I put on a couple of pounds. Lots of light training to take a break from the heavy stuff.

 

[bignate73]

i like them too. i had to do them on the smith machine though because my cheesy gym doesnt have a power rack and nothing is low enough to act as a lift off point. i think i would like it more if i could move more in a natural groove vs. the one that the smith locks me into.

 

[Exodus]

i like them too. i had to do them on the smith machine though because my cheesy gym doesnt have a power rack and nothing is low enough to act as a lift off point. i think i would like it more if i could move more in a natural groove vs. the one that the smith locks me into.

just lay on the floor. have nonerez deadlift as you push up..... works just as good.

nice to see you tryin wsb techniques louden...... we might make a powerlifter out of you yet!!!!

X

 

[louden_swain]

I'm thinkin that exercises used in WSB can help me gain strength. . .

For me. . .strength = gain in mass.

 

[dood]

Louden, what are your max lifts?

 

[JollyRogers]

I'm thinkin that exercises used in WSB can help me gain strength. . .

For me. . .strength = gain in mass.

Dont you mean ...

For me. . .buffets = gain in mass