In the battle between chest presses vs.
Floor press vs flye.
Learn how to safely do this exercise on a flat bench an incline bench or with no bench.
Barbell presses however tend to carry a higher risk of shoulder strains.
With a dumbbell press however you can alter the movement pattern slightly and your shoulders move much more freely.
When you bench press with a barbell your arms and shoulders are in a fixed position and move through a set range of motion.
The power flye is basically a cross between a flye and a dumbbell bench press.
Dumbbell chest flies may help strengthen arm and shoulder muscles and open up the chest muscles.
Two of the most common chest exercises are the bench press and dumbbell fly.
By decreasing the range of motion this variation focuses more on the triceps.
The floor press is a great way to work on heavy weight lockouts at the elbows for your standard bench press.
Take advantage of that and be powerful and strong firing upwards on every rep.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
Although using the floor press for this purpose is effective to an extent it s not all it s cracked up to be.
The floor press is primarily performed as a way to increase strength in this exact point.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.
You should be able to lift more than you can with a regular chest press.
Heavy presses and dips have been the primary building blocks in constructing the most massive chests of all time including schwarzenegger reg park and ronnie coleman but the finishing touches in constructing these masterpieces were done with variations of the fly.
Lie with your head and shoulders supported by the bench and your feet flat on the floor.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Dumbbell floor chest press.
Big brawny and powerful pecs spark admiration in the hearts of men and less than pure thoughts in the hearts of honky tonk angels.
Chest flys both have multiple benefits.