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Alternating Floor Press

How to do the Alternating Floor Press with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundKettlebellsBeginnerPush
Primary muscles

Chest

Secondary

Abs, Shoulders, Triceps

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the Alternating Floor Press

  1. 1

    Lie on the floor with two kettlebells next to your shoulders.

  2. 2

    Position one in place on your chest and then the other, gripping the kettlebells on the handle with the palms facing forward.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    Raise the kettlebell and repeat on the opposite side.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Alternating Floor Press set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your chest volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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