The floor press starts with you lying on the floor.
Exercise 1 barbell floor press.
Rather than the barbell going through a full range of motion the barbell will stop when your elbows hit the ground.
Bend knees and place feet flat on ground.
Lie down flat on your back on an exercise mat with your feet extended straight out and your left arm on the floor by your side palm down.
To perform this exercise do the following steps.
Raise your right arm straight up toward the ceiling leaving a slight bend in your elbow.
How to do one arm barbell floor press.
Lie on floor with barbell in hand and arms straight out above chest.
The floor press is used to increase lock out strength in the bench press with a focus on shoulder and tricep development.
In this video i m going to show you how to perform the barbell floor press which targets the chest and triceps.
When performed on the floor the range of motion of the exercise is limited to reduce the strain placed on the shoulder joint.
Grab a barbell off a squat rack or have a partner hand you the barbell and hold it with a wide overhand grip just beyond shoulder width.
Step 1 lie with your back flat against the floor.
The barbell floor press is an upper body exercise for the chest shoulders and triceps.
In fact i use this exercise as a bench pres.
Begin by lowering barbell down to lower chest area until upper arms lay flush to the ground barbell.
Have a partner place a barbell in your extended hand so that the barbell is parallel to your body.