Proper Floor Press Grip

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.

Proper floor press grip.

The reason for its success. Floor press close grip dumbbell duration. Your hands should be just outside your shoulders with your forearms vertical to the floor at the bottom. You elbows will flare and your shoulders will hurt.

The trap bar floor press is easier on the shoulders as the floor stops them going into excess external rotation. Like all neutral grip options the neutral grip floor presses takes some stress off the shoulder making it a great work around if you can t perform a standard dumbbell variation. The close grip bench press is a good substitute for the bench press if you have shoulder issues. Don t overhead press with the wider grip you use on the bench press.

When getting into position w. The floor bench press is exactly what you think it is the bench press while on the floor basically the reverse motion of a push up but it is so much more than that. On one hand a wider grip reduces the range of motion you have to press and it also makes it easier to reach the proper finish position for those with tight shoulders. The floor press which was covered extensively in a previous article is a segmented shorter range of motion variation of the bench press with the intent to target the top half.

If your shoulders hurt when you bench press despite using proper form try close grip. P ress the bar in a vertical line up and balance it over your shoulders at the. However it also places the arms especially triceps in a weaker position which will be especially apparent at the start of the movement. For lifters who are battling really bum shoulders this variation is very well tolerated.

Combined with the neutral grip it is easier on the wrists as well due to a clean. Dumbbell floor press neutral grip. The neutral grip dumbbell floor press is just another option in your floor pressing arsenal. Overhead press using the narrow grip.

The narrow grip keeps your elbows closer to your body and doesn t let them go as deep.