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Floor presses crossfit.
Floor press strength workout swod wu then 5 3 1 floor press 75 85 95 100 the floor press is a pure upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress maximizing your training efficiency and protecting your shoulders for long term training and strength gains.
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.
You can still maintain a strong bench press by just performing floor presses.
They can be done with barbells dumbbells or kettlebells.
If nobody s around to help you get the bar into place just bridge the bar into place as shown in the video.
Start by performing dumbbell squeeze presses and then transition directly to dumbbell floor presses when you fatigue.
Because the floor negates your legs it is a pure upper body strength exercise.
Floor presses are popular in powerlifting and as a strength or accessory lift in crossfit.
Here s a video i filmed for folks who train in gyms that don t have benches or racks for example many crossfit gyms.
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Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell.