Exercise Comparison
Alternating Floor Press vs Svend Press
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Alternating Floor Press
Only in Svend Press
Instructions
Alternating Floor Press
Lie on the floor with two kettlebells next to your shoulders.
Position one in place on your chest and then the other, gripping the kettlebells on the handle with the palms facing forward.
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.
Raise the kettlebell and repeat on the opposite side.
Svend Press
Begin in a standing position.
Press two lightweight plates together with your hands. Hold the plates together close to your chest to create an isometric contraction in your chest muscles. Your fingers should be pointed forward. This is your starting position.
Squeeze the plates between your palms and extend your arms directly out in front of you in a controlled motion.
Pause at the top of the motion, and then slowly return to the starting position.
Verdict
Both exercises target the chest. Alternating Floor Press is a beginner exercise using kettlebells, while Svend Press is beginner and uses other. Choose Alternating Floor Press if you have access to kettlebells, or Svend Press if you prefer other.