db excersizes touch db's at top?

**duece123** · 05-09-2005, 09:33 AM

when doing db presses(shoulder of chest) do you guys touch the db's together at the top of the movement?

**DUILEE** · 05-09-2005, 09:35 AM

Some people do, some don't. I don't think it really makes much of a difference either way. Just personal preference.

**Old Man Big** · 05-09-2005, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by duece123

when doing db presses(shoulder of chest) do you guys touch the db's together at the top of the movement?

i dont personally, i actually find it very annoying when ppl slam the dumbells together at the top,

**Ah_Ha!** · 05-09-2005, 09:53 AM

Believe it or not, it's good to do, from a form and concentration standpoint. It helps to stay focussed on what you're doing. At least in my own and some pals' experience. Doing so also ensures you're squeezing the muscles tight at the top. There's a difference between a small 'tap' and a !CLANK! though lol...Slow the weight down a little once you get it up there to get the small 'tap', w/o irritating the fella's around you.

Some people don't care to think much about it, but a little mind to muscle 'connection' goes a long way for a truely satisfying workout.

**rng916** · 05-09-2005, 09:53 AM

The only time I touch is when I rotate the db's at the top so my palms are facing toward my head.

**Mikey1** · 05-09-2005, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by duece123

when doing db presses(shoulder of chest) do you guys touch the db's together at the top of the movement?

for the love of god....DO NOT clank the DBs together....its considered a cheat rep, not to mention it is EXTREMELY ANNOYING !!!!

your motion should be exactly the same as if you were holding a barbell

**CaptainQuint** · 05-09-2005, 12:18 PM

mikey> that's not right. The chest's function is to bring the arms foward and together. It's perfectly fine to bring the dumbells closer together.

Per principle, the rep is not approved if the DB's don't touch. But in reality, it makes very little diffrence for anything - strength, mass, whatever.

**jotec** · 05-09-2005, 03:05 PM

i would say bring them together but dont let them touch. it gives some of your muscles a little break.

**gymaddict01** · 05-09-2005, 03:22 PM

i dont slam them together, i touch them together, barely makes a noise.

**deserusan** · 05-09-2005, 03:30 PM

When you touch the dumbells together you are essentially taking stress of your shoulders. With any pressing movement you want to keep constant tension on the targeted muscle for maximum stimulation. When you do bench presses or variations of military presses with dumbells you waste your time by bring dumbells together in my opinion. It is almost as if you are resting the muscle at the top of the movement. What's even worse is locking out in your elbows. I see so many dudes in the gym pushing wieght they can't control and sacrifice constant tension with locking out or bringing their dumbells together. It's a waste of energy and in my opinion a waste of workout.

**irishrunt** · 05-09-2005, 03:48 PM

i touch them together on exercises cause it helps me to keep a rhythm going. i don't slam them together just a lil touch and then perform another rep. this is my personal preference to workout like this.

**$AJ** · 05-09-2005, 04:41 PM

personal preference

**DUILEE** · 05-09-2005, 05:00 PM

How does bringing the DB's together at the top of the movement take tension off the target muscle? Its harder to lock out your elbows when the DB's are right next to each other rather than if they were spaced out. Once again, this is a matter of personal preference. Tapping the DB's together or keeping them apart will not determine the effectiveness of the lift, period.

**NaturalBB4Life** · 05-09-2005, 05:03 PM

No b/c it takes tension off the targeted muscle when u touch them. Stop just before they touch and feel the squeeze.

**deserusan** · 05-09-2005, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by DUILEE

How does bringing the DB's together at the top of the movement take tension off the target muscle? Its harder to lock out your elbows when the DB's are right next to each other rather than if they were spaced out. Once again, this is a matter of personal preference. Tapping the DB's together or keeping them apart will not determine the effectiveness of the lift, period.

Having you ever taken a elementary college level physics class? If you did, you would understand why locking your elbows out or bringing the dumbells together would cause less force applied to the targeted muscle then the converse postulation. This may be personal preference as far as execution goes, but I am sure those who did not lock out or bring the dumbells together are stimulating their muscles a lot more, thus acheiving a better workout.

**marcFE** · 05-09-2005, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by NaturalBB4Life

No b/c it takes tension off the targeted muscle when u touch them. Stop just before they touch and feel the squeeze.

Bull****. The function of the chest is to bring the arms together, if you touch the dumbbells together you should in theory be putting MORE tension on the chest, not less.

**Rectus Femoris** · 05-09-2005, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by deserusan

Having you ever taken a elementary college level physics class? If you did, you would understand why locking your elbows out or bringing the dumbells together would cause less force applied to the targeted muscle then converse postulation. This may be personal preference as far as execution goes, but I am sure those who did not lock out or bring the dumbells together are stimulating their muscles a lot more, thus acheiving a better workout.

Ignore him, deserusan. DUILEE doesn't know the difference between beta carotene and Vitamin A.

**NKWulf** · 05-09-2005, 09:24 PM

I try not to. I feel like that I dont have control when I do that. I get them as close as possible without touching.

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