The floor press has several benefits including being able to prioritize the mid and top end range of motion allowing the shoulder joint to experience less strain and increasing elbow extensor strength.
The floor press benefits.
4 benefits of the floor press.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.
This will allow you to understand how this exercise can help you and see if it is right for you.
At one time lifters attacked the lift with gusto putting up some impressive numbers including george hackenschmidt s 361 pound strict floor press back in 1899.
In this article i will be explaining the major benefits of the floor press.
Here are the main benefits of adding floor presses to your crossfit or weightlifting program.
Benefits of the floor press posted on december 1 2015 by trusylver the floor press is one of the foundation movements of benching and the floor press been around far longer than the bench press the bench press was invented during the mid 19th century.
Benefits of the floor press build your bench press.
If you need help with your lockouts on things like presses jerks dips or muscle ups floor presses might not be a bad idea.
Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything.
It s a great exercise for developing power and strength in a very specific range of motion.
Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what.
I am a big fan of variability and anytime you can add new exercises to your program build a wide range of motion and improve training protocols is a good idea.
Personally i love the floor press.
Posted on august 1 2019 by kohl johnson.
I will give 3 benefits and ensure you know how they relate to your training.
Like other things in life the hardest part can be getting it up.
Don t let a lack of bench stop you from improving your upper body strength and.
Here are four benefits of the floor press regardless of which variation you choose.