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Barbell Floor Chest Press: How-to, Guide & Tips

Fito App Barbell Floor Chest Press exercise demonstration with how-to guide and tips.

How To Do

Lie flat on the floor with knees bent and feet flat.

Grip the barbell over your chest. Lower until the triceps lightly touch the floor, then push back up. Range of motion is slightly smaller than on a bench.

Tips

1. Control the descent to avoid bouncing the bar off your chest.

2. Push up immediately after the upper arms touch the floor; do not rest on the ground.

3. Keep legs planted to help stabilize the body.

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Smartphone app screen titled "Gym Sessions" showing a searchable, filterable list of strength exercises. The top has a segmented control with "All Workouts" and the active "Gym Sessions" tab. Below is a search field and a row of filter chips for muscle groups and equipment (examples: Chest, Back, Legs, Shoulders, Barbell, Dumbbell). The main list shows exercises with small instructional illustration thumbnails, step numbers in red circles for selected items, exercise names (e.g., "Barbell Bench Press," "Barbell Pause Bench Press," "Barbell Wide Bench Press," "Barbell Incline Bench Press," "Barbell Decline Bench Press," "Weighted Svend Press") and a faint subtitle "Chest" under each. Each row has a right-side circular icon (magnifying glass) for details. At the bottom is a fixed control bar with a gray "Superset" button on the left and a prominent coral "Start" button (with a small badge showing "2") on the right. The UI uses soft rounded corners, light backgrounds, and coral accent color for key actions.
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