Seated dumbbell press

[shpongled]

I work out by myself and have encountered difficulty in certain exercises, specifically seated dumbbell presses and dumbbell bench presses. My question is, what is the safest way of getting into position to do this exercises? Initially I would just curl them into position, but now the weights I'm using are heavier than i can lift into position, and I'm betting it's unsafe to "swing" them into place. How can I get the dumbbells up by my head without jerking or swinging? Do I just have to wait until I can curl that much? Any help is very much appreciated.

[shpongled]

oh yeah, and i forgot to mention, same problem applies with military presses.

[LostProphet]

This should help with your dumbell bench press

http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/Pecto...BenchMount.gif


Later

[DawgPound]

You have to be careful w/ this when the weights get heavy. I hurt my left shoulder while I was trying to get in position to do seated DB shoulder presses. I just hoisted the weight up w/ my knees, and it put my shoulder at an awkward angle. I think the keys are to use your knees for momentum and to brace the weight w/ your shoulder.

For DB shoulder presses, I sit down on the chair and position the DBs on my knees. I then slouch some so that my butt is closer to the edge. I then carefully kick the DBs up to my shoulders, so that the weight will rest on my shoulders. I used to not do this which is why I got hurt. After the DBs are on my shoulders, I sit up straight and begin my set.

I haven't done DB flat bench in awhile, but I would probably do the same thing minus the slouch. You should make sure that the DBs rest on your shoulders after kicking them up w/ your knees.
After you're finished w/ your set, just drop the weight to avoid injury.

[Buff_Daddy]

good video, but seated db press is much more of risk in getting dbs up than db bench, i have to kind of 'clean' the weights into position

[EdselTrump]

Dawgy Dawgpound is right. Put the weights on your knees then use your leg momentum to put them up. It makes it much easier.

[Mark21087]

If you can see Ronnie's video, it shows you how to get 200lb. dumbells into postition.

[ROCK CRUSHER]

ohh... about 7yrs ago i'm in Golds in Arlington Tx.

chest day...feeling real f*ckin' strong....doing incline db presses with 125's.. sets of 6reps

work out partner doing 140's! he's a BEAST

then a BIG "MUTHA FU*CKA" grabs some 175's of the rack.......sits next to us on the flat bench... (we're thinking pretty impressive for flat db presses, **** he's big enough he should do the 190's)

then he "knee cleans" one up to his shoulder then the other!

(we're like WTF!)

BANGS OUT 8 REPS OVERHEAD PRESSES

who was that BIG MUTHA F*CKA?

ronald coleman, arlington police officer

future MR. Olympia

[EdselTrump]

That's probably the coolest story I've heard in a long time.

Rock Crusher: Hell Yeah, feeling strong! FEELING STRONG! FEELING............mutha f*cka.

[Kane Fan]

I've gotten up to a failry heavy (for me) weight on db flat presses
I sit at the end
lay back and knee raise one up
then the other into possition
setting them down is a lot harder lol
I have the technique basically down to an olympic lift
I pull my legs up, set the db's against my knees and rock up into a standing possition then hop so my feet are appart and I set the weights on the ground

[LostProphet]

Originally posted by EdselTrump
That's probably the coolest story I've heard in a long time.

BUMP that is some cool sh*t







Later

[ROCK CRUSHER]

yea.....just when you think ya gotta pretty BIG DICK....

just when ya think your a "BIG DWAG ON THE PORCH".........

there's always some BIGGER, STRONGER sum-ofa-bitch out there!

it was very inspiring to say the least! about a year before that saw Flex doing inclines with 160's at the same gym(i went on a incline craze after that) though he was celebrity at the time

now that i think about it my db presses pretty much suck now

~oh well