Dumbbell floor presses work best in moderate to high rep ranges more for logistical reasons that anything.
Floor dumbell fly.
Dumbbell chest fly.
How to do it.
If you want to go back to the bench after doing the floor variation but you re still not 100 comfortable with lying flat then you re going to do an incline dumbbell fly.
4 sets of 12 reps 30 seconds rest between sets this exercise routine can be performed using minimal equipment and only takes around 30 to 40 minutes to complete depending upon rest time.
4 sets of 15 reps 30 seconds rest between sets exercise ball chest flys.
The reason you re going to do an incline dumbbell fly rather than doing the flat version is because the majority of you when doing this movement because you re on.
Form is everything try for 2s up and 2s down.
Like other things in life the hardest part can be getting it up.
Trying to hoist super heavy dumbbells into position is a royal pain in the you know what.
The elbows stay at roughly a 90 degree angle.
This is normally done on a flat or inclined bench.
With this floor version the triceps should touch the floor but not the dumbbells.
Doing so does reduce the range of motion but that is unavoidable and arguably safer without an exercise bench.
This makes the chest do more work without compromising shoulder health.
Dumbbell chest flyes are usually done on a bench or stability ball but there is absolutely nothing to say you can t do this popular chest exercise on the floor.
If you do not have access to a bench you can still perform the chest fly with dumbbells using just the floor it will still hit the muscles effectively and t.
When lifting flex your abs for additional lower back support.
I learned it from bodybuilding legend bill pearl.
Lie on the floor with two dumbbells above your shoulders arms 15 degrees shy of full extension with palms facing lower the weights in an arching motion.
The exercise is the floor pause dumbbell fly.
Bend your knees and put your feet flat on the ground this puts your lower back in a safe position.
The traditional way to perform a dumbbell chest fly is to do the move while lying on your back.