The floor press is the original horizontal barbell.
Floor presses crossfit.
Start by performing dumbbell squeeze presses and then transition directly to dumbbell floor presses when you fatigue.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
You can still maintain a strong bench press by just performing floor presses.
The floor press is an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.
If nobody s around to help you get the bar into place just bridge the bar into place as shown in the video.
Chalk another one up for strong glutes.
Here s a video i filmed for folks who train in gyms that don t have benches or racks for example many crossfit gyms.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
Dumbbell squeeze press floor press combo watch the video 00 46 this is a great mechanical dropset where you transition from a harder version of a movement to an easier one.
Because the floor negates your legs it is a pure upper body strength exercise.
Floor presses are popular in powerlifting and as a strength or accessory lift in crossfit.
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
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.