Floor Press Work

The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.

Floor press work.

Hannah the minx johnson demonstrates the dumbbell floor press. Do a set of incline flies to near failure. Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything. The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.

It can even be a great variation for lifters with. Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what. While most bodybuilders and strength athletes today will use the bench press for the majority of chest training the floor press used to be the gold standard. The floor bench press is exactly what you think it is the bench press while on the floor basically the reverse motion of a push up but it is so much more than that.

Workout b wednesday unilateral incline press 2 15. The floor press develops the same muscles as the bench press the pecs triceps and anterior shoulder. Mechanical drop set 3 sets. Neither is possible with the floor press so your pressing muscles are forced to work harder.

Workout c friday incline barbell press work up to a heavy set of 6. Without putting the dumbbells down go right into incline dumbbell. Unilateral dumbbell floor press 4 6. The floor press is a simple and highly effective pressing variation that can be used as a primary pressing movement accessory lift or even with injury prone lifters.

Low to high cable fly 1 15. Big red t51201 torin steel h frame hydraulic garage shop floor press with stamping plates 12 ton 24 000 lb capacity red 3 6 out of 5 stars 124 300 41 300. Back before lifters had benches the floor press was the only chest press they could perform. So it s been around for more than 100 years making it much older than the bench press itself.