How much do you guys dumbel bench press?

[kevin1991]

Just curious on what you guys are at for this and do you start with a lighter weight to warm up?. Also is it bad i don't do normal bench? However, usually i do inclines and declines after with the smith machine ( no spot).

Im at 90's x6, or 85's x 10 (no spot) i warm up with 80's i weigh 140.

[VW_Haus]

115x5

[amber11]

yesterday i did 35kg for 5 sets of 5 thats 77 lbs ive been lifting 3 months and started at 25kg 55 lbs

[FueledByYelyah]

60x6

[BB12085]

Just curious on what you guys are at for this and do you start with a lighter weight to warm up?. Also is it bad i don't do normal bench? However, usually i do inclines and declines after with the smith machine ( no spot).

Im at 90's x6, or 85's x 10 (no spot) i warm up with 80's i weigh 140.

I'm 10-15lbs heavier than you right now and I do about the same weight give or take 5lbs depending on the day, but i warm up with 50's, not 80's.. and we have similar physiques so i'd say your doin fine brah.. your lighter than i am and lift just as much, and i lift heavy compared to the guys similar to my size in the gym.. so gjdm

my db bench goes something like this..

50x12
75x10-12
95x8-9
90x7-8
80x6-8



edit: i dont barbell bench on days i db bench if thats what your asking, but i do switch it up time to time. I always do all three though in some form or another whether dbs or bb on chest days.

[mickfortis]

120s-130s for reps...

[Siafu4Life]

I'm fairly new to the workout scene. Currently at....

35 x 12
40 x 10
45 x 8
50 x 6

I know it's not much...but I'm making progress.

[amber11]

120s-130s for reps...

your strong man what weight did you start at and how long did it take you to get to the 130s

[Mussels4Patel]

try 150 dumbell with spot, some time no move 2 hands no move

chest make dent

[DJAuto]

My DB press has always been significantly higher than my BB press.

[WQ87]

I warm up with 50% of my final set for 10-15 reps.

50x10
75x10
85x8
95x5
100x5

Had a shoulder impingement back from March but I think its resolved now. Trying to work at doing 100lb dbs for 10+ reps.

[NimbusCloud]

125x5x5
135x3
140xfell sideways off the bench lol

[alldaymikerea]

150's check the video...youtube search for alldaymikerea

[ironwill2008]

Three Fiddy

[railsldr]

I am fairly new to the dumbbell bench or any kind of bench for that matter, never got into that kind of lifting but in 5 weeks I've gone from 10 reps at 45lbs to 12 reps at 60 lbs X 2 sets

[Proposturalized]

Warm up with 50s

90x8
95x6
100x4

Then I do incline bb and decline bb.

[notforeveryone]

warm up with 30lb'ers. *then i hit 65, 75, 85, 95. *No more than 12 and no less than 6. *

[LeaningOut]

140xfell sideways off the bench lol

Repped for making me spit out my IntraPro, LOL

As for my DB BP, started doing 40's 10x3 and am now doing 60's 7x3. Should be able to move up to 65's now, but have problems getting started. Will work through it, though.


Jeff L.

[KingKamina]

Warm-up 35x12
65 x 10-12
70 x 6-failure

[mickfortis]

your strong man what weight did you start at and how long did it take you to get to the 130s

Thank you. I started almost 2 years ago benching the 65s for a few reps. Now I can do 130x4 if I use strict form (full ROM, slow negative, not bouncing DBs), and if I use a bit crappier form I can get up to 140x2.

[SenorSan]

50x12
60x10
70x8
75x7
80x5

[xRequiem]

Probably no more than 80s on DB, but I bench 270.

[KhoraskGTR]

Also is it bad i don't do normal bench? However, usually i do inclines and declines after with the smith machine ( no spot).

No it is not 'bad'.. if its working for you and your getting the results you want, keep on going..

Im at 90's x6, or 85's x 10 (no spot) i warm up with 80's i weigh 140.

hmm warming up at 85-95% your max weights sounds a bit risky to me? the muscles are still cold and you dont want to be loading them that much the minute you step into the gym..

[ighairynutsack]

100x36. gym maxes out at 100s and i dont like flat dumbells bench so i rarely ever do it. i use it as a finisher sometimes

[__Iceman__]

OP, you shouldn't be warming up with a weight that close to your max. Your warmup sets should rather be something like 20x10, 40x10, 60x10 (and then your active sets).

[Sprog]

OP, you shouldn't be warming up with a weight that close to your max. Your warmup sets should rather be something like 20x10, 40x10, 60x10 (and then your active sets).

^ thats what i do

20x10
40x10
60x10
80x5
100x5
120x5
125x5

[mickfortis]

100x36. gym maxes out at 100s and i dont like flat dumbells bench so i rarely ever do it. i use it as a finisher sometimes

100x36? That's insane, man. I do 130x4, and with 100s I can get around 15 reps, so you could probably rep the 160s for a few.

[ighairynutsack]

100x36? That's insane, man. I do 130x4, and with 100s I can get around 15 reps, so you could probably rep the 160s for a few.

my gym i mostly go to maxes at 100s but if i choose to do dumbell bench at home i can go heavier but i have to use 25lb plates to reach higher than 100. ive gone as high as 175x5 on incline because the bench at my house is too wobbly in the flat position and with the ROM of 25lb plates there was a good amount of ego reps so to speak. but if i press from the floor using dumbells i can get more of a stretch and slightly larger ROM but dont feel comfortable going over 150ish(3x25s each side). i feel way more using barbells for mostly everything except things like arm isolation work.

[Magma2011]

Wednesday 20th Aug
Warm ups:
2x10 pushups
Sets:
5x5 at 30kg / 66lbs each dumbbell

Every workout I add a 1/2kg weight to each dumbbell

Saturday 20th August
Warmups:
2x10 pushups
1x10 at 20kgs / 44lbs
1x8 at 26kgs / 57lbs
1x6 at 30kgs / 66lbs
1x5 at 33kgs / 73lbs
Sets:
5x5 at 36kgs / 79lbs

I may have to stop there until I have built my bicep strength a bit more. I don't have a bench at home so I do these by resting my upper back on a stack of books, and heaving the weights off the floor once I'm in position. It's all down to bicep strength just to get them up and I'm struggling now.

[Justin_itm]

80's x 5