PHIL HERNON
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Good point Dave
This is why floor presses are so valuable.......it is the perfect place to stop before rotators come into play and the pec major is not in control of the lift......when the focus comes back on the pec major from rotators about 1/2 way up injuries generally occur.......only go 1/2 way down if doing traditional bench presses
I'm pretty sure I would have never torn my pec if I hadn't gone all the way down on the presses that I chose to do.
The first injury two+ years prior to surgery, I felt the injury at the bottom.
The second (major ) injury which required reattachment of the tendon... it tore after pressing a few inches off my chest.
On my rehab training days for chest/delts/triceps, it feels better to stop short at the bottom and even at the top. My pecs still get painfully sore.
This is why floor presses are so valuable.......it is the perfect place to stop before rotators come into play and the pec major is not in control of the lift......when the focus comes back on the pec major from rotators about 1/2 way up injuries generally occur.......only go 1/2 way down if doing traditional bench presses