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Alternating Floor Press
Alternating Floor Press is a beginner strength exercise using kettlebells. It works the chest, with help from the abdominals, shoulders and triceps.
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- Main muscles
- chest
- Also works
- abdominals, shoulders, triceps
How to do it
- Lie on the floor with two kettlebells next to your shoulders.
- Position one in place on your chest and then the other, gripping the kettlebells on the handle with the palms facing forward.
- Extend both arms, so that the kettlebells are being held above your chest. Lower one kettlebell, bringing it to your chest and turn the wrist in the direction of the locked out kettlebell.
- Raise the kettlebell and repeat on the opposite side.
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Similar exercises
- Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · kettlebells, beginner
- Leg-Over Floor Press · kettlebells, intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · kettlebells, intermediate
- Plyo Kettlebell Pushups · kettlebells, expert
- Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip · barbell, beginner
- Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip · barbell, beginner
- Bench Press - With Bands · bands, beginner
- Butterfly · machine, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).