Grab a barbell off a squat rack or have a partner hand you the barbell and hold it with a wide overhand grip just beyond shoulder width.
Exercise 1 barbell floor press.
The barbell floor press is an upper body exercise for the chest shoulders and triceps.
Grab a barbell off a squat rack or have a partner hand you the barbell and.
Step 1 lie with your back flat against the floor.
Raise your right arm straight up toward the ceiling leaving a slight bend in your elbow.
When performed on the floor the range of motion of the exercise is limited to reduce the strain placed on the shoulder joint.
In fact i use this exercise as a bench pres.
Rather than the barbell going through a full range of motion the barbell will stop when your elbows hit the ground.
To perform this exercise do the following steps.
Bend knees and place feet flat on ground.
Have a partner place a barbell in your extended hand so that the barbell is parallel to your body.
This exercise has an average weight of 40 lb a best weight of 71 lb and has been logged 4 times in the last year.
Lie on floor with barbell in hand and arms straight out above chest.
Lie with your back flat against the floor.
The floor press starts with you lying on the floor.
The floor press is used to increase lock out strength in the bench press with a focus on shoulder and tricep development.
In this video i m going to show you how to perform the barbell floor press which targets the chest and triceps.