Grab a barbell off a squat rack or have a partner hand you the barbell and.
Barbell floor presses.
Keeping your shoulders active and your elbows tucked in will help you bring the bar down under control.
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.
The floor press is performed by using a barbell kettlebell dumbbell or a trap bar.
The key with a barbell is to lower it slowly to the ground.
The barbell floor press is an upper body exercise for the chest shoulders and triceps.
Imagine you are completing a normal bench press lowering the bar to your chest and pulling your scapula together in the process.
This is one of the most basic pain free ways of pressing that decreases the amount of stress on the anterior shoulder girdle while also allowing you to go heavy.
People learned to bench a barbell off the floor before benches were even invented.
Here are three variations to consider.
In fact i use this exercise as a bench pres.
At one time lifters attacked the lift with gusto putting up some impressive numbers including george hackenschmidt s 361 pound strict floor press back in 1899.
Lie with your back flat against the floor.
The exercises are obviously similar.
As the barbell descends towards the chest the upper arms will contact the.
The floor press actually predates the bench press.
When performed on the floor the range of motion of the exercise is limited to reduce the strain placed on the shoulder joint.
In this video i m going to show you how to perform the barbell floor press which targets the chest and triceps.
If there is a lot of weight on the bar you ll hurt your elbows or arms if you go down too quickly.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.