Floor Press
This article will outline the benefits and application of the Dumbbell Floor press for Boxing Performance.
Benefits of the Floor Press
- Develops upper body strength, particularly the chest, triceps and shoulders.
- Demanding on core strength.
- Neutral grip and partial range makes the floor press a shoulder friendly exercise. This is useful as poor shoulder mobility is common in boxing.
- Partial range also increases the demand on the tricep muscles to assist in full extension of the arm. This can increase our strength at the end range of punches, as well as reducing likelihood of elbow and shoulder injuries.
- Easy to set up and the technique is quickly learnt – meaning boxers can show decent progress in a short amount of time.
We can add bands to the movement, like in the YouTube video above, to encourage the boxer to accelerate through the entire range of motion.
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