Push ups are great for scapula health and obviously the rom is greater but floor presses are a great exe too and a bit of variety will help you make progress rather than just hammering one movement.
Floor press or push ups.
Press up is the british term for the movement whereas push up is the american term.
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
Push ups are a fast and effective exercise for building upper body strength and when done with proper form they will also work your back and core.
Interestingly the term push up was first used between 1905 and 1910 whilst press up was first used much later between 1945 and 1950.
From the downward dog position bend your elbows and lower your nose to the floor between your hands like a pike push up but then without rising.
In this video adam demonstrates proper technique in how to push up properly.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
Stay rigid in the torso and be sure to not let the hips sag in the upwards movement of the push up.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
The floor press is an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.
When you lie on a bench you can drive through the floor with your feet and gain power from your glutes.
A push up can be perfor.
The floor press can be programmed either as a max effort lift or dynamic movement.
Neither is possible with the floor press so your pressing muscles are forced to work.
Try to have the lower portion your chest on the floor and the upper part elevated.
The push up is a staple exercise in building the chest.
You could also rotate both exes.
The short answer is no.
It s nice mentally to have some new stimulus from time to time too.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders.
Because of this we can assume that push up is the original term for the movement.
In a regular push up the chest is normally closed or down.
Slowly swoop from downward dog to cobra pose.