Purpose Of The Floor Press
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
Purpose of the floor press. Set up by placing a mat on the floor and loading up a barbell with the weight you want to use. The floor press which was covered extensively in a previous article is a segmented shorter range of motion variation of the bench press with the intent to target the top half. Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push. It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders. Start by performing dumbbell squeeze presses and then transition directly to dumbbell floor presses when you fatigue. The floor press is an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.