Barbell Floor Press
Barbell Floor Press is a barbell push exercise for the chest, and it also works the triceps and shoulders. If you cannot do it, Cable Chest Press or Dumbbell Bench Press are good swaps.
Muscles worked
Chest · main
Triceps
Shoulders
How to do it
- Lie on the floor, knees bent, and take the bar just outside shoulder width.
- Unrack it or lift it off, arms straight above your chest.
- Lower the bar until your upper arms rest on the floor.
- Pause, then press back up until your arms lock.
Watch out: Dropping the bar fast so your elbows slam into the floor.
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