built to fix the middle and top of the press, with the floor cutting the
bottom away
your upper arms stop on the floor rather than the bar stopping on your chest,
so the range is set by your own arms and needs no equipment to define it
lying on the floor takes away the leg drive and the arch too, so nothing
outside the press contributes
Execution
Lie on the floor inside a rack with the bar set low, or have it handed to you.
Squeeze your shoulders back and down and take your usual grip. Knees bent or
legs straight, whichever you prefer.
lower the bar until your upper arms touch the floor
let the weight settle rather than bouncing off your triceps
press back up from the dead stop
lock out fully
keep your hips on the floor rather than bridging
The floor sets the range for you, so there is no number to hold constant here.
This is assistance work, so run it after the main lift of the day.
Purpose
built to fix the middle and top of the press, with the floor cutting the
bottom away
your upper arms stop on the floor rather than the bar stopping on your chest,
so the range is set by your own arms and needs no equipment to define it
lying on the floor takes away the leg drive and the arch too, so nothing
outside the press contributes
Execution
Lie on the floor inside a rack with the bar set low, or have it handed to you.
Squeeze your shoulders back and down and take your usual grip. Knees bent or
legs straight, whichever you prefer.
lower the bar until your upper arms touch the floor
let the weight settle rather than bouncing off your triceps
press back up from the dead stop
lock out fully
keep your hips on the floor rather than bridging
The floor sets the range for you, so there is no number to hold constant here.
This is assistance work, so run it after the main lift of the day.