The dumbbell floor press and its variations have been used by powerlifters and athletes for many years to build herculean upper body strength.
Dumbbell bench press on floor.
The dumbbell floor press is a shoulder friendly upper body pressing exercise that strengthens the chest shoulders and arms.
Lie on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your feet flat on the floor.
Follow these steps to perform this exercise.
Push the dumbbells up so that your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms are up.
Performing the dumbbell chest press.
You can rest your feet up on the bench if it s more comfortable.
How to perform the dead stop dumbbell floor press.
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.
The dumbbell floor press is more than just the bench press s primitive cousin.
Utilizing the floor removes potential strain places on the shoulder joint.
The dead stop dumbbell floor press is a progression to the dumbbell floor press.
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Before discussing how to perform the exercise here is a quick tip.
Dumbbell floor press variations.
This is a fantastic core exercise and is often used for overcoming a lagging side correcting dominance.
The angle for the floor press is wider about 70 to 80 degrees than the bench press about 50 60 degrees.
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Regardless of your goals the unilateral dumbbell floor press is worth your consideration.
It s a tension generating core attacking strength builder of the first order.
Instead of pressing with two dumbbells the unilateral incline dumbbell bench press will have you holding and pressing one dumbbell at a time.
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.