Dumbbell floor press variations.
Dumbbells on the floor.
How to do it.
Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion.
Set of 2 dumbbells flat bench.
Instead of pressing with two dumbbells the unilateral incline dumbbell bench press will have you holding and pressing one dumbbell at a time.
It s not just a good chest exercise it s also easy on your shoulder joints.
Push your shoulder blades into the floor and pull them down and back.
The floor press isn t an excuse to skip out on the good eccentric contractions.
Dumbbell floor press.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Grab dumbbells with an overhand grip and lie flat on your back.
Place your feet firmly on the floor on either side of the bench.
How to do it.
Lie on the floor holding a dumbbell in each hand.
Lie flat on your back on a flat incline bench.
Bend your elbows so your weights stack over your wrists then bring your elbows to a 45.
Slowly lower the dumbbells or barbell letting your elbows touch the ground softly.
Bend knees with feet firmly planted on floor.
Utilizing the floor removes potential strain places on the shoulder joint.
Dumbbell floor press powerlifters will traditionally use the floor press to break through plateaus on their bench press.
Since this movement doesn t allow the arms to go past parallel to the body because the floor is in the way it helps them break through sticking points if they are struggling with the top portion of the bench press movement.
This exercise is the at home alternative to the bench press.
This is a fantastic core exercise and is often used for overcoming a lagging side correcting dominance.