The floor press which was covered extensively in a previous article is a segmented shorter range of motion variation of the bench press with the intent to target the top half.
What is a dumbbell floor press.
The dumbbell floor press is a multijoint pressing exercise performed lying on the floor.
The limited range of motion effectively takes the chest somewhat out of the equation of the press.
The dumbbell floor press and its variations have been used by powerlifters and athletes for many years to build herculean upper body strength.
Primarily the dumbbell floor press will target the muscles of the triceps.
The dumbbell floor press is the most suitable upper body mass builder for those with a history of shoulder issues such as myself.
Using dumbbells does allows you the capacity to change the angle of the shoulder and wrist.
Like other things in life the hardest part can be getting it up.
The dumbbell floor press is a variation of the floor press and an exercise used to strengthen the muscles of the triceps and chest.
The dumbbell floor press is the compound workout which works on several muscles group especially the triceps and chest.
Because your legs and core can t help you as much in the later parts of the set you may find your elbows flaring out or the dumbbells moving outside of a straight line.
It can be performed either with the knees bent or flat.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders.
You re still limited by your elbows touching the floor.
The floor press limits the range of motion you would achieve with a regular dumbbell bench press but still targets the chest triceps and anterior delts.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
If your goals are to add numbers to your bench and.
During certain periods of time i can do traditional dumbbell chest presses without any issue but the floor press is my go to move when my shoulder is feeling bad.
This is useful if you have shoulder issues when pressing the barbell or find a.
Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything.
Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what.