Thompson Fat Pad

[konkoba98]

Anyone used this? I tried floor presses and was surprised at how much better I could set my upper back compared to a normal bench.

Would this bigger bench pad do the same thing? Would it be safer/healthier as advertised?

Thanks in advance.

[Nick Delgadillo]

This looks interesting. I have no experience with it. I guess the premise is that you can set your back and nothing moves around as can happen on a conventional bench?

[melody]

There is one at the gym I go to. It is huge. It is so wide it is basically a floor press for me (a girl), since it blocks my arms from fully descending and it is so high I have a hard time reaching the floor. The really big guys seem to like it, but none of the competitive or serious lifters use it after playing around the first few weeks.

[OCG]

The vast majority of powerlifting federations use a much harder pad in their competition benches. So if you want to compete, this is a concern.

I have not used this, but I have used a similar pad. Personally, it throws me off and I can set up plenty tight on a regular bench, and not have it feel weird if I use a different bench than usual.