Exercise Comparison
Barbell Guillotine Bench Press vs Leg-Over Floor Press
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Muscle Analysis
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Instructions
Barbell Guillotine Bench Press
Using a medium width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over your neck with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
As you breathe in, bring the bar down slowly until it is about 1 inch from your neck.
After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms and squeeze your chest in the contracted position, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. It should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
When you are done, place the bar back in the rack.
Leg-Over Floor Press
Lie on the floor with one kettlebell in place on your chest, holding it by the handle. Extend leg on working side over leg on non-working side.Your free arm can be extended out to your side for support.
Press the kettlebll into a locked out position.
Lower the weight until the elbow touches the ground, keeping the kettlebell above the elbow. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Verdict
Both exercises target the chest. Barbell Guillotine Bench Press is a intermediate exercise using barbell, while Leg-Over Floor Press is intermediate and uses kettlebells. Choose Barbell Guillotine Bench Press if you have access to barbell, or Leg-Over Floor Press if you prefer kettlebells.