Ammo Can Floor Press

  • Exercise name: Ammo Can Floor Press

  • Exercise description:

    • Lie on your back with your feet on the ground and one ammo can in each hand.

    • Start with both ammo cans at your chest and both elbows on the ground.

    • Press both cans straight up until both arms are straight. That is 1 rep.

    • Lower the cans until both elbows touch the ground, then press again.

  • Technique that must be performed to count: Your back stays on the ground. Both arms must finish straight. Both elbows must touch the ground at the start of each rep.

  • How to fail the technique: If you drop a can, the rep does not count. If either arm does not finish straight, the rep does not count. If either elbow does not touch the ground before the press, the rep does not count.

  • # of repetitions before shooting: 8 floor presses with two ammo cans, about 30 lb each.

  • Casual division modifier: 8 floor presses with two lighter ammo cans, about 20 lb each.

  • Exercise equipment needed: 2 ammo cans filled with sand (about 30 lb each Hardcore, about 20 lb each Casual).

Ammo Can Floor Press demonstration