If you typically miss your bench presses in the middle the floor press will help build your lockout because of the reduced range of motion and pause at the bottom.
Dumbbell nuetral width floor press.
At the end of each set swing the dumbbell back to the hike position on the floor.
Dumbbell bench press neutral grip.
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Hold one dumbbell in each hand with your elbows pointing toward the floor and the dumbbells resting near your shoulders.
Many people like myself have found that switching to the floor press has accelerated chest development.
Combined with the neutral grip it is easier on the wrists as well due to a clean alignment of the elbow to the wrist for the duration of the movement.
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It s a tension generating core attacking strength builder of the first order.
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The dumbbell floor press is more than just the bench press s primitive cousin.
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But watch what happens when you use a neutral grip instead.
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This variation strengthens the top range of your press much like its barbell counterpart.
With the traditional version of the flat bench dumbbell press called a pronated hand position your elbows are pointed directly out to your sides about 90 degrees.
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