Floor Presses

[Jeremy24]

Anybody had any experience with this exercise. Saw a pretty decent size guy blasting them at the gym last night. Ive never done them before. Is it more for the chest? or tricep?

 

[unoigo]

It's a great exercise, either DB or BB and can be used for either chest or tri.

I like them cause I have bad shlds and by doing these, it takes a lot of stress off the shoulders and puts more emphasis on the pecs. I tend to think it is safer as by not going below parallel you eliminate a lot of risk with pec tears.

 

[strognarm]

Whats a floor press? benching off the floor instead of a bench?!

 

[Stewie Griffon]

Whats a floor press? benching off the floor instead of a bench?!

yes, its a great exercise. it eliminates the bouncing off the chest that some people do. also as someone said above, you can't go all the way down so it may help to prevent injury

 

[Little Bear]

Floor press is one of the best exercises out there imo. It does cut down on ROM (which as said above will end up causing possibly less injury) and is great for powerlifters. In terms of bodybuilding it's more of a risk to benefit ratio. Different people react to it differently, but if you're looking for an accessory exercise for strength it's definitely something to be looked into.

 

[Jeremy24]

cool, yeah i havent seen this exercise used to much. i think ill throw it into my next chest workout and see how it feels

 

[Quad-smack]

They can be done from the floor and/or done in a power cage with the pins set at 4-5" above chest. I feel more Triceps on this exercise.

 

[Jeremy24]

They can be done from the floor and/or done in a power cage with the pins set at 4-5" above chest. I feel more Triceps on this exercise.

i think ill try them in the squat rack with the low pins

 

[VTliftVT]

i think ill try them in the squat rack with the low pins

Be cautious if you are trying them with a straight bar. I always felt a lot of tension in my shoulders, wrist, and elbows due to the inability to move into a more natural position posed by the SB.

I honestly like the DB floor presses best. You can turn your hands slightly for a more natural position and also adjust the DB's so that there is less focus on the shoulders and more on the chest.

A trick I learned was to put a movable flat bench in front of you perpendicular to your body. I would put my DB's on the bench and then scoot under it as if I were going to eat off the bench. Then I could prop my DB's up and "walk" them off the bench to my chest where I'd lean down to the floor and begin my presses. That way you don't end up starting from the floor and sprain a wrist trying to get the heavier weights to your lap.

 

[Jeremy24]

Be cautious if you are trying them with a straight bar. I always felt a lot of tension in my shoulders, wrist, and elbows due to the inability to move into a more natural position posed by the SB.

I honestly like the DB floor presses best. You can turn your hands slightly for a more natural position and also adjust the DB's so that there is less focus on the shoulders and more on the chest.

A trick I learned was to put a movable flat bench in front of you perpendicular to your body. I would put my DB's on the bench and then scoot under it as if I were going to eat off the bench. Then I could prop my DB's up and "walk" them off the bench to my chest where I'd lean down to the floor and begin my presses. That way you don't end up starting from the floor and sprain a wrist trying to get the heavier weights to your lap.

thanks for the advice

 

[BabyBeast05]

I love close grip floor presses for triceps!

 

[Effective]

I do these as the chap above stated, in the power rack. I train by myself so doing them on the floor doesnt really appeal to me, i find them great for the upper chest believe it or not, anyone else find this? I find if you also move it in the "arc" motion like when doing regular bench press rather than just pushing it straight up.

 

[Jeremy24]

used them today for triceps felt great

 

[Stewie Griffon]

They can be done from the floor and/or done in a power cage with the pins set at 4-5" above chest. I feel more Triceps on this exercise.

i do too unless i go wide grip

 

[oldfella]

I use floor presses for chest, which is what they were originally intended for. I prefer Db's to a bar because of shoulder issues. But nice heavy DB's will give an awesome feel in the chest. I like to do these after some decline or incline work and as fatigue sets in. I had a couple of younger guys come up to me and ask me about these one night. I got them to try them and they were quite surprised at how difficult they are. Trick is not to let your elbows rest on the floor. As soon as my triceps touch the floor I press back up, slow and controlled is the key.