Like other partial range of motion lifts rack pulls and box squats the floor press is great for targeting certain portions of the lift.
Barbell floor press for chest.
When you lower the bar your upper arms rest on the ground at the bottom of the movement.
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.
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.
In this video i m going to show you how to perform the barbell floor press which targets the chest and triceps.
With the floor press you can handle heavy loads in the top.
According to scarpulla the floor press is by nature an explosive exercise.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
This removes tension and.
In fact i use this exercise as a bench pres.
Your chest shoulders triceps and forearms are all worked during floor presses.
The floor press can be programmed either as a max effort lift or dynamic movement.
Many people like myself have found that switching to the floor press has accelerated chest development.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders.
When performed on the floor the range of motion of the exercise is limited to reduce the strain placed on the shoulder joint.
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 an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.
Because the range of motion is shorter than a bench press you can easily add 5 or 10 percent more weight than your 1 rep max bench press.