Dumbbells On The Floor
Instead of pressing with two dumbbells the unilateral incline dumbbell bench press will have you holding and pressing one dumbbell at a time.
Dumbbells on the floor. Utilizing the floor removes potential strain places on the shoulder joint. This is a fantastic core exercise and is often used for overcoming a lagging side correcting dominance. Push your shoulder blades into the floor and pull them down and back. I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Lie on the floor holding a dumbbell in each hand. Dumbbell floor press variations. Lie flat on your back on a flat incline bench. Lie on your back holding your dumbbells and bring the soles of your feet to the floor knees pointing up.
Bend your elbows so your weights stack over your wrists then bring your elbows to a 45. Dumbbell floor press powerlifters will traditionally use the floor press to break through plateaus on their bench press. The dumbbell floor press is a shoulder friendly upper body pressing exercise that strengthens the chest shoulders and arms. Bend knees with feet firmly planted on floor.
The floor press isn t an excuse to skip out on the good eccentric contractions. How to do it. Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion. Grab dumbbells with an overhand grip and lie flat on your back.
Slowly lower the dumbbells or barbell letting your elbows touch the ground softly. This exercise is the at home alternative to the bench press. Dumbbell floor press. How to do it.
Place your feet firmly on the floor on either side of the bench. Since this movement doesn t allow the arms to go past parallel to the body because the floor is in the way it helps them break through sticking points if they are struggling with the top portion of the bench press movement.