Planche Push up with Bench Press?

[newguy5000]

For my next cycle i am moving into basic strength in the fundamental bodyweight movements. My plan is to do 2 x 5 with the first set being a Ring / bodyweight type progression and the second being a weighted version.

For example dips. Set 1 x 5 is dips on rings the second set is weighted dips on bars. For pull ups i will do false grip pulls on the rings as high as i can pull. For second set weighted pull ups on the bar. You get the idea.

Anyway i got to thinking about the psuedo planche pushups and i was wondering is there any point in trying to mimmic the low placement of the hands of this movement with a dumbell bench press? not as a replacement but as a supplementary movement.

[Seiji]

You can do it but it's pretty hard and only really works the arms, compared to the actual thing which uses the rest of the muscles you need for planche.

I tried it for a while, didn't get very far. Then again, I didn't have a good program set up anyways.