Floor press vs bench press

Cassandraw3

I've been working on both bench press and floor press lately. This week I tested my one rep max for both. On Monday, I benched 105 lbs. Today, I hit 120 lbs on the floor press. Now, I had an off day on Monday at the gym so I know that effected it a bit.

My question: should those numbers be closer together? If I try my bench again on a day where I am feeling better, should I expect it to be higher than my floor press? What kind of numbers are other people putting up?

jemhh

Don't you have less ROM with floor press? That could account for some of the difference.

Cassandraw3

Yes, there is less range of motion with floor press. I was just wondering if other people have a similar experience. I did a Google search, and the forum I found discussing it said generally you can bench more than floor press.

quiksylver296

jemhh wrote: »

Don't you have less ROM with floor press? That could account for some of the difference.

That was my assumption, too. I've never floor pressed.

ForecasterJason

I've only floor pressed with dumbbells that were too light (30+ reps), so it's hard for me to make a fair comparison. But based on one rep max estimates I'm guessing that my numbers would be pretty close.

cwolfman13

You're going to be able to move more weight on any partial range of motion movement.

jemhh

cwolfman13 wrote: »

You're going to be able to move more weight on any partial range of motion movement.

I couldn't decide if the partial ROM for floor press would be offset by being able to use leg drive in bench when comparing how much could be lifted.

Willbenchforcupcakes

My floor press is significantly less than my bench press. My 3rm for floor press would be around 70kg, where my raw bench 3rm is mid 80kg.

I can’t remember ever hitting over 72.5kg for floor press, where my best ever raw bench is 97.5kg.

Chieflrg

Yeah, honestly I wouldn't compare numbers on the two lifts. They may appear simular, but they are two separate lifts and are indirectly related. There is near zero leg drive nor rebound effect with a floor press.

How close numbers are of two lifts are going to be relative to the training, strength, and recovery of a individual. There is no magic...
A-lift * X = B-lift that is universal.

Just train and progress.

I don't test my 1RM on anything other than a submaximal rep unless it's actually a meet.

On my optimal day I probably could bench 340's with a pause and I would hazard a 320's floor press though I only floor press a couple times a year for sets currently.