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Dumbbell Floor Press

In the core program Level: Beginner Dumbbells

Dumbbell Floor Press - Start position
Start position
Dumbbell Floor Press - Finish position
Finish position

How to do it

  1. Lie on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand, knees bent, feet flat.
  2. Start with your arms straight over your chest.
  3. Lower until your upper arms touch the floor, then pause for a beat.
  4. Press back up.
  5. The floor stops you before your shoulders reach end range, so this is the shoulder-friendly press when you have no bench.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

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