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.
Floors chest to overheads.
Pre exhaust the upper chest with an abundance of activation exercises see below before any bigger pressing movement.
The goal is to specifically overload the upper chest.
When performed for sets of 3 5 and 6 15 reps the floor press is a great move to add mass to the chest shoulders and triceps without adding excessive strain to the shoulders due to the decreased.
So queue up your favorite show grab a set of dumbbells and try these six moves for 45 seconds each all from the comfort of your floor.
No it doesn t matter.
Put your hand on the upper chest of the arm at work.
Yes your performance will drop on the bigger pressing movement.
Dumbbell squeeze press floor press combo watch the video 00 46.
Squeeze the dumbbells together so that they re touching.