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Resistance Band Lying Floor Chest Press

The resistance band lying floor chest press is a joint-friendly compound exercise targeting the pectorals, triceps, and anterior deltoids. The floor acts as a natural depth limiter to protect your shoulders, making this movement ideal for home workouts, warm-ups, or upper-body strength sessions.

Muscles: Chest, Triceps
Equipment: Resistance bands
Type: Strength
Animation: Women

How to do it

Lie on your back on the floor and place the band under your upper back, holding one side of the loop in each hand.
Bend your knees, place your feet flat on the floor and position your hands at chest level with your elbows bent.
Inhale and brace your core. As you exhale, press both hands straight up until your arms are fully extended above your chest.
Squeeze your chest at the top of the movement.
Inhale and slowly bend your elbows to lower your hands back to chest level.

Common mistakes

Flaring the elbows out at a 90-degree angle places unnecessary mechanical stress on the shoulder joints.
Bouncing the elbows aggressively off the floor eliminates muscle tension and can cause joint discomfort.
Arching the lower back excessively shifts the work away from the chest and reduces core stability.
Starting with too little band tension leaves the muscles underloaded during the first half of the press.

Tips

Keep your elbows tucked at roughly a 45-degree angle to your torso throughout the press.
Wrap the band once around your hands or widen your anchor across your back if you need more tension at the bottom.
Pause for a second at the lockout and actively squeeze your chest before slowly lowering down.

Sets and reps

Perform 3 to 4 sets of 12 to 20 controlled repetitions, resting 60 to 90 seconds between sets to build hypertrophy and muscular endurance.

Muscles worked

Resistance Band Lying Floor Chest Press: chest, triceps

Your coach guides every set

Turn on the coach in Gloox: it asks how you feel, picks the weight from your history and cues technique and rest. Rate each set and the next one is tuned to you.

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Questions

Is the floor press easier on the shoulders than pressing on a bench?

Yes, because the floor stops your elbows from dropping below torso level, which significantly reduces anterior shoulder strain.

How can you make the exercise harder without buying a heavier band?

You can choke up on the band to shorten its working length or slow down the eccentric lowering phase to increase time under tension.

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