First bring the dumbbells upwards and slowly contract them down until your arms are parallel to the floor.
Chest exercise on the floor.
Bend your elbows to about a right angle and then keep them rigid after that.
This reduces extension at the shoulder joint while still providing a good training effect for the pecs and triceps.
For folks with shoulder issues the dumbbell floor press is usually better tolerated than the traditional bench press because you re able to use a neutral grip and pressing on the floor limits the range of motion slightly.
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The floor press is a great way to work on heavy weight lockouts at the elbows for your standard bench press.
Simply grab a lighter set of dumbbells and lay your back down flat on an exercise ball.
How to do it.
Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion when your elbows hit the floor they should be even with your chest.
7 dumbbell chest exercises you can do without a bench 1.
Take advantage of that and be powerful and strong firing upwards on every rep.
Open your arms and lower the weights out and down to your sides.
Lie on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand palms facing each other.
Descend until your upper arms touch the floor.
Use your chest and.
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In this video i demonstrate how to do a barbell bench press on the floor while explaining the benefits off this variation.
One of the best chest exercises that can be performed on an exercise ball is the chest fly.
How to do it.
Lie on your back on the bench and hold a pair of dumbbells.
Lower both dumbbells to the sides of your chest.
Pause briefly for a half second squeeze the dumbbells back.
Lower the dumbbells until they are level.
Pull your shoulder blades together and slightly stick out your chest.