The bench press lying on the floor, the elbows stopping on it before the bar reaches the chest: a shorter press that skips the hardest part of the range and often suits shoulders or elbows that the full bench press aggravates.
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Chest press family
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The bench press lying on the floor, the elbows stopping on it before the bar reaches the chest: a shorter press that skips the hardest part of the range and often suits shoulders or elbows that the full bench press aggravates.
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No universal dose is assigned. Choose a manageable amount for your current capacity, leave room for controlled repetitions, and allow recovery. A clinician’s individual plan takes priority.
Set the rack hooks low enough to reach from the floor, or have a spotter hand the bar over. This is movement education, not an assessment or treatment prescription. Stop for sharp or increasing pain, dizziness, numbness or tingling; seek individual guidance for symptoms, injury or restrictions.
Sources support the educational description; they do not establish that this exercise is suitable for you.
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