Dumbbell bench question...

[Realityy]

What's the correct form for doing this? I've seen people do it with arms 90 degrees out and I've seen people do it just slightly under 90. It seems the closer I put my arms to my body, the more triceps get worked. Is there a "sweet spot" to fully hit the chest?

[DJAuto]

What's the correct form for doing this? I've seen people do it with arms 90 degrees out and I've seen people do it just slightly under 90. It seems the closer I put my arms to my body, the more triceps get worked. Is there a "sweet spot" to fully hit the chest?

Trial and error.

Tucked in elbows will increasingly incorporate the triceps.

[BenW22]

Trial and error.

Tucked in elbows will increasingly incorporate the triceps.

..and reduce the risk of shoulder injury.

[Realityy]

So how do you recommend I do them to fully work the chest while minimizing injury?

[BenW22]

So how do you recommend I do them to fully work the chest while minimizing injury?

Well, in my experience, it's a little more difficult to tuck the elbows with dbs rather than a bb. I'd still try to tuck your elbows a little bit with the dbs though. As the other poster said, trial and error. Tuck at different angles and see if you feel any pain in your shoulder and/or what gives you best chest pump/DOMS.

[nissanium]

db bench is great for chest, the more you pull your elbows out away from the chest the more of a stretch you feel there, that is how to really hit the chest, obviously be careful, don't do this at high speed and if it starts to hurt too much then you have too much weight.

But to really hit the chest it's really about pulling the elbows right out, and you will feel the stretch all across your chest.

That's why dumbells are so much better than a bar because you are able to stretch the chest so much more.

Then to work the triceps, you would use a bar and very narrow elbows, when they go down, you want them as close to your ribs as possible, this way you will really feel the burn in the triceps.

But again i will say, do be careful with db bench because as mentioned, it can be bad on the shoulders, and it's different for everyone, so just be careful.

Good Luck

Hope this helped.