This exercise works your chest muscles shoulders and triceps.
Floor dumbbell chest presses diagram.
The limited range of motion effectively takes the chest somewhat out of the equation of the press.
Primarily the dumbbell floor press will target the muscles of the triceps.
The bench press is the fuller range of motion lift that allows for the chest triceps and anterior shoulders to press the barbell where as the floor press limits the amount of chest involvement.
If you have shoulder elbow or lower back problems limit the range of motion.
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The dumbbell chest press closely mimics the bench press the favorite exercise among serious weightlifters everywhere.
Lying flat on bench hold the dumbbells directly above chest arms extended.
A variation on a dumbbell chest press the incline dumbbell press targets the upper portion of the pectoral muscle and shoulders more than a standard bench press does.
Sit on edge of bench with feet flat on the floor.
You should lower and lift the dumbbells only a few inches to avoid overstraining these joints.
Holding dumbbell place elbow on inside of thigh just above knee.
The dumbbell floor press is a variation of the floor press and an exercise used to strengthen the muscles of the triceps and chest.