The Floor Press is an upper-body pressing exercise where you lie on the floor instead of a bench. The lack of a bench limits the range of motion as your elbows touch the ground. This makes the Floor Press an excellent exercise for people with shoulder injuries or complaints.
The main advantage of the Floor Press is its reduced strain on tendons and muscles of the shoulder. In a normal bench press, your arms go down deep, which puts a lot of stress on the anterior shoulder capsules and tendons. In the Floor Press, the movement stops as soon as your elbows touch the ground, putting stress on your shoulder never in a vulnerable position comes. This makes it a safe way to rebuild strength after a shoulder injury.
Perfect for rehabilitation after shoulder injuries (impingement, instability, rotator cuff problems), for chronic shoulder pain, or as an alternative to bench pressing when it causes pain. Also suitable for breaking stagnation in bench pressing by focusing on triceps strength, greatest leverage moment for triceps.
Average. Requires basic knowledge of barbell technique. Starts lighter than normal bench press due to limited movement distance.
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Downward movement
Upward movement
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