The dumbbell floor press is exactly what it sounds like with the athlete lying on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand instead of the bench.
Dumbbell bench press on floor.
The bars of the dumbbells in the floor press line up with the upper chest at the bottom position while in the bench press the bars line up to the mid chest about 1 inch above the nipples or the nipples.
It can also be used to develop explosive strength in the upper body as well as blast through sticking points in a traditional bench press.
The dumbbell floor press is more than just the bench press s primitive cousin.
Stop wallowing in your pressing woes and start doing something about it.
Lie on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your feet flat on the floor.
Build your pressing power from the ground up and you may never look back.
The dumbbell floor press and its variations have been used by powerlifters and athletes for many years to build herculean upper body strength.
Performing the dumbbell chest press.
Regardless of your goals the unilateral dumbbell floor press is worth your consideration.
How to perform the dead stop dumbbell floor press.
The dead stop dumbbell floor press is a progression to the dumbbell floor press.
The dumbbell floor press is a shoulder friendly upper body pressing exercise that strengthens the chest shoulders and arms.
Utilizing the floor removes potential strain places on the shoulder joint.
Push the dumbbells up so that your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms are up.
Follow these steps to perform this exercise.
Before discussing how to perform the exercise here is a quick tip.
The angle for the floor press is wider about 70 to 80 degrees than the bench press about 50 60 degrees.
You can rest your feet up on the bench if it s more comfortable.
Maybe you can t overhead press or bench press just yet so take care of your problems and increase your strength at the same time.
This is a fantastic core exercise and is often used for overcoming a lagging side correcting dominance.
Instead of pressing with two dumbbells the unilateral incline dumbbell bench press will have you holding and pressing one dumbbell at a time.