The barbell floor press is an upper body exercise for the chest shoulders and triceps.
Barbell floor press for chest.
In this video i m going to show you how to perform the barbell floor press which targets the chest and triceps.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
212 olympia legend flex lewis and ifbb pro johnnie jackson two bodybuilders with some of the best upper bodies of all time are big fans of the floor press for upper chest development.
The floor press can be programmed either as a max effort lift or dynamic movement.
Floor presses are a fantastic exercise for strengthening overloading and adding muscle in your upper body.
According to scarpulla the floor press is by nature an explosive exercise.
In fact i use this exercise as a bench pres.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders.
The bench press is the fuller range of motion lift that allows for the chest triceps and anterior shoulders to press the barbell where as the floor press limits the amount of chest involvement.
Your chest shoulders triceps and forearms are all worked during floor presses.
The floor press can be used in a variety of grip widths but the most effective will about 1 2 inches in from the first notch on your barbell.
Imagine you are completing a normal bench press lowering the bar to your chest and pulling your scapula together in the process.
Like other partial range of motion lifts rack pulls and box squats the floor press is great for targeting certain portions of the lift.
The floor press is an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.
When performed on the floor the range of motion of the exercise is limited to reduce the strain placed on the shoulder joint.
This removes tension and.
Many people like myself have found that switching to the floor press has accelerated chest development.