getting in to position for dumbbell bench press

[truthhurts]

how do you guys do it?

I decided to switch up to dumbbells for a bit just to mix things up but i feel way unstable / at risk of getting injured when getting in to position. So i'm wondering if theres any personal tricks you guys use?

Always feel like i'm going to fall off to one side of the bench if i explode back using momentum to get in to position, but if i do it slowly / controlled the dumbbells end up to low and i risk messing up my shoulders.

[gecko2424]

Use your knees to kick them up.


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[ZoranM]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...ll+bench+press
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...ll+bench+press

[McJimmie]

Rest them on your knees and lie back.

Lift as soon as your shoulders hit the bench.

First rep starts at the top !

[Slow-N-Steady]

Start lower until you get comfortable with the positioning and use.

[truthhurts]

watched a vid of Rippetoe doing it and thats the method i've tried to copy but i never feel stable doing it and have literally nearly come off the side of the bench before

although to be honest my gym does have some ****ty benches so that could be one issue

[Ironwake]

watched a vid of Rippetoe doing it and thats the method i've tried to copy but i never feel stable doing it and have literally nearly come off the side of the bench before

although to be honest my gym does have some ****ty benches so that could be one issue

I doubt it's the benches fault.

Just practice, Rips method works but not the first few times you try it. Just do a few 1 Rep sets with a weight you know you can handle to practice the movement.

[DJAuto]

Kicking it up is the most surefire method. Practice makes perfect as the above user suggested.

[Hengman]

I kick it up with my knees... Make sure the weight is on your knees or really close to your knees... When the weights are on your thighs, and then when you kick it up, it'll get stuck to your chest.

[SL1D3R]

If you're doing a regular bench style press, simply rest them on your thighs and roll them back onto your chest as you lower yourself onto the bench.

If you're doing inclines, you can do it three ways:

1. Similar to the bench style. Rest them on your thighs and then try to swing and muscle them up into position.

2. Rest them on your thighs and use your legs to kick them up into position.

3. While standing in front of the bench, place them on your thighs and individually kick them up into position prior to sitting down on the bench.

Typically, I use version 1, but when I'm fatigued I'll use 2.

[.aeterna]

yea i rest them on my thighs and "boost" them up to right where my lower chest is.

idk about resting on the knees..that should would hurt like a bitch lol

[Ironlife]

It gets hard with anything close to 100s,

but its all to do with momentum.