The floor press develops the same muscles as the bench press the pecs triceps and anterior shoulder.
Doing bench press on the floor.
Try both and find out.
The floor press is a pure upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress maximizing your training efficiency and protecting your shoulders for long term training and strength gains.
The dumbbell floor press is an oft forgotten exercise that should get a lot more love than it does.
Just like the bench press there are dozens of very finite details you need to implement into your form and training protocols in order to truly maximize your performance.
The bench press and floor press are two popular upper body pressing movements to develop serious strength and muscle.
In this article we wanted to compare and contrast both lifts to better.
You should work these into your routine even when you do have access.
However the focus shifts primarily to the triceps and shoulders.
The floor press is not only easier on your shoulders but it will help build your triceps and the top half of your bench press.
The floor bench press is a relatively simple exercise to start doing but a very difficult exercise to perfect.
The floor press is the original horizontal barbell press even predating the bench press.