Dumbbell floor press

How to do it

Lie on your back on the floor with knees bent and a dumbbell in each hand at chest level. Press the bells straight up until the arms lock, then lower until the backs of the upper arms touch the floor and pause there. The floor caps the range, which is exactly why it suits a home trainee: it removes the deep, unsupported stretch a bench press reaches without a spotter, and it needs no bench at all.

Form cues

• Let the upper arms rest on the floor between reps
• Keep the forearms vertical

Safety

Talk to a professional before this exercise if you have any of the following:

Harder variants

• Dumbbell bench press

Similar exercises

• Dumbbell bench press
• Barbell bench press
• Chest press machine
• Incline dumbbell press
• Push-up