Dumbbell Floor Press Crossfit

1 dumbbell floor press start by grabbing a pair of dumbbells and lying on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground.

Dumbbell floor press crossfit.

3 dumbbell push press 6 reps. The dumbbell floor press is the most suitable upper body mass builder for those with a history of shoulder issues such as myself. Start by performing dumbbell squeeze presses and then transition directly to dumbbell floor presses when you fatigue. 10 dumbbell push presses 2 50 lbs 5 dumbbell power snatches 2 50 lbs.

Stay standing tall with your palms facing inwards a. Press the weights above you locking out your elbows a. They can be done with barbells dumbbells or kettlebells. During certain periods of time i can do traditional dumbbell chest presses without any issue but the floor press is my go to move when my shoulder is feeling bad.

Dip at the knees then use power from your legs to help press both of your dumbbells high overhead to lockout. Dumbbell floor press using dumbbells does allows you the capacity to change the angle of the shoulder and wrist. Floor presses are popular in powerlifting and as a strength or accessory lift in crossfit. The range of motion is limited to 90 degrees approx.

The dumbbell power clean is very similar to the barbell clean the only difference is that instead of dropping into the front rack squat position you only need to drop part way to catch the dumbells. Because the floor negates your legs it is a pure upper body strength exercise. One of the benefits in limiting yourself to this. Dumbbell squeeze press floor press combo watch the video 00 46 this is a great mechanical dropset where you transition from a harder version of a movement to an easier one.

Full 12 week push pull legs program build muscle strength. Floor press and dumbbell snatches floor press and dumbbell snatch today we are finishing up the 5 3 1 cycle with the floor press.