Dumbbell Floor Press Weight
Although it might appear to be an easier form of the press because of its restricted range of motion.
Dumbbell floor press weight. These dumbbell standards include the weight of the bar normally 2 kg 4 4 lb. The dumbbell floor press is exactly what it sounds like with the athlete lying on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand instead of the bench. Instead of pressing with two dumbbells the unilateral incline dumbbell bench press will have you holding and pressing one dumbbell at a time. Dumbbell floor press variations.
This is a fantastic core exercise and is often used for overcoming a lagging side correcting dominance. Start by performing dumbbell squeeze presses and then transition directly to dumbbell floor presses when you fatigue. Take advantage of that and be powerful and strong firing upwards on every rep. To complete the exercise simply lower the weights to the ground in controlled drop fashion.
The floor press is a great way to work on heavy weight lockouts at the elbows for your standard bench press. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions. Slowly lower the weight until both elbows touch the floor then press both dumbbells back to the starting position.