This freaks some people out.
Floor press chest development.
It takes a lot of the back.
The floor press develops the same muscles as the bench press the pecs triceps and anterior shoulder.
This reduces extension at the shoulder joint while still providing a good training effect for the pecs and triceps.
The floor press is an underrated addition to your training routine that can help to build a strong chest and boost your standard bench press but are you sure you re even doing the exercise.
See what ones you can best get a mental connection with.
Incline squeeze presses incline flies unilateral dumbbell floor presses and low to high flys all work well here.
However the focus shifts primarily to the triceps and shoulders.
What happens is that you go from zero effort with your arms on the floor to maximum effort right away.
Then push the barbell up and back in a slight arc such that it ends up over your upper chest.
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.
Three notes on the v press.
Many people like myself have found that switching to the floor press has accelerated chest development.
So it s been around for more than 100 years making it much older than the bench press itself.
Back before lifters had benches the floor press was the only chest press they could perform.
The floor dumbbell chest press forces you to start from the sticking point when your arms are flat to the floor and your hands half way through the full range of motion.
Stick to higher reps.
First by nature of the movement your lower back will be hyperextended.
Do the floor press with a grip width that s just outside of shoulder width and that places your upper arms about 30 away from your sides in the starting position.
It s a very effective movement to build pure pressing strength along with muscle mass in the chest shoulders triceps.
Chest exercises fly on the floor for massive pecs integrate this pec pounding move into your chest workout to take your development to a new level.