Barbell Floor Press
Barbell Floor Press is a bilateral upper body exercise training the shoulder, elbow, and wrist across the sagittal plane, using Barbell.
- Laterality
- Bilateral
- Planes
- Sagittal
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Primary joints
- Shoulder · Elbow · Wrist
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Lie on your back on the floor under the bar, knees bent, feet flat, grip just outside shoulder width.
- 2Unrack the bar and hold it over your chest.
- 3Lower with control until the backs of your upper arms lightly touch the floor, then pause without bouncing.
- 4Press the bar straight back up to lockout.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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