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« on: January 31, 2011, 07:40:42 AM » |
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Dille
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 07:44:49 AM » |
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You need to support more while doing the dumbbell press so thats why its harder, arms are "separated" so as pecs. In bench press you're holding same barbell with your arms. That means your pecs and arms are doing the same movement.
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Uglok
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 07:48:23 AM » |
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Mmm, similar to doing workouts on rings!
Pullups on rings = much much harder than those on a bar, and dips several times so!
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 07:50:46 AM » |
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I think it has something to do with body tension.  |
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 04:13:38 PM » |
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Also you use your stabiliser muscles when doing db press, but in bench press u have 2 arms to stabillse the bar and weights...so that's why u can use more weight on bench press as well |
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 05:24:42 PM » |
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One main reason you can push more doing bench press is that during a DB press you can't push with your triceps unless you use bad form (a very narrow hold). With a bench press, extending your triceps will push the bar up, so you have more power.
I got some great doms doing bench press during my last workout, but get a much better pump right off the bat using dumbbells, which is what I use most of the time.
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2011, 05:48:57 PM » |
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When executing a Dumbbell Press you must keep the weights perfectly Horizontal in your hand do prefent unbalanced range of motion
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2011, 06:07:54 PM » |
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Basic principle backing dumbbell press is that it requires a boatload of shoulder strength in addition to the rest of the muscle groups involved. Actually, a lot of guys who do dumbbell press just end up getting bigger delts than anything else. With a barbell, the shoulders hardly have to stabilize the movement at all (exactly why you can focus more on the chest with a barbell than you can with a dumbbell; your shoulders will tire before your pecs).
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 06:35:49 PM » |
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Actually, a lot of guys who do dumbbell press just end up getting bigger delts than anything else.  I Beg to Differ, I Do Not perform Barbell Bench Press as I only use Dumbbells. My chest has Developed Very Well.....Thank You Very Much. By using dumbbells your Press is similar to Gymnast Rings Workouts and their Chest’s are Amazing. I have a set of Rings in my Garage Gym and performing Pressing and Fly movments with them kicks you Arse. Check Out Olympic Rings Champion "Yuri van Gelder"!  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 07:07:07 PM » |
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True. Each exercise is a plus for the chest, but I am suggesting that one's shoulder strength can interfere with the DB press. If your delts are lacking, DBs are going to be a helluva lot harder to work with than a barbell.
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 07:27:44 PM » |
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It doesn't really matter if you do barbell or dumbbell press, you will build the same amount of muscle with either. Both are equally effective, Its just personal preference.
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 07:41:43 PM » |
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I'm finding that as I increase the weight its getting more and more difficult to get them into position. I do them from the floor and I can get them vertical okay, but swinging my elbows out with that much weight on them is starting to put a lot of stress on my shoulders. Once they're in position I'm fine. Anyone got any tips?
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2011, 09:30:20 PM » |
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I'm finding that as I increase the weight its getting more and more difficult to get them into position. I do them from the floor and I can get them vertical okay, but swinging my elbows out with that much weight on them is starting to put a lot of stress on my shoulders. Once they're in position I'm fine. Anyone got any tips?
I do far too much weight to get them in position manually. I hang my dumbbells in position from my pullup bar with strong rope. Get some rope and tie a loop at each end, then put it over your pullup bar. Then put each loop between the plates of each side of the dumbbell. |
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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2011, 09:33:35 PM » |
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I use a Rocking Method.
I start by resting the dumbells on my knees.
Then I start to roll back on the bench and use the momentum and my knees to get the dumbells into pressing position.
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2011, 12:59:42 AM » |
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I use a Rocking Method.
I start by resting the dumbells on my knees.
Then I start to roll back on the bench and use the momentum and my knees to get the dumbells into pressing position.
Same here, as I rock backwards to lie on the bench, I bring the dumbbells up sharply so that my arms never bend more than they would perhaps about half way through a db bench press. My limit quite literally tends to be what I can lift in this manner (approx. 35kg/arm) when I find the difficulty on this comparable to that using a barbell (1rm ~90kg atm). |
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