Dumbbell Alternating Floor Press
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Dumbbell Alternating Floor Press is an upper body strength exercise that targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps while also engaging core muscles for stabilization. It involves pressing dumbbells while lying on the floor, alternating arms to increase muscular endurance and unilateral strength.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor, holding a dumbbell in each hand.
- Position the dumbbells at chest level with elbows bent and arms forming a 90-degree angle.
- Press one dumbbell upward by extending the arm fully, maintaining a neutral grip.
- Lower the dumbbell back to the starting position, keeping control.
- Alternate with the other arm, repeating the movement.
Muscles worked
Primary Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Pectoralis Major Sternal Head Triceps Brachii
Secondary Biceps Brachii Deltoid Anterior
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