This is a weird question but how the heck do you get heavy db's into position for flat dumbell benching?
I'm now pressing the 110's for incline presses for more than 10 reps for several sets but everytime i fall back on the bench to attempt some flat db benching for the same amount of weight as the inclines, I overbalance and drop the dbs or worse case scenario I fall over (that happened several times).
How do you guys keep it tight while falling back? Any technique to this? I don't think pressing the same amount of weight is a problem, just getting them into position.
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06-01-2008, 07:39 AM #1
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Getting db's into position for flat dumbell bench
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06-01-2008, 07:43 AM #2
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06-01-2008, 07:54 AM #5
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Hey John, how's it goin'? Thanks... but damn... i need such equipment? I'll definitely consider it though. But I've seen vids of pros like Ronnie doing flat db benching, the way they fall back on the bench without the db's tipping over. There must be some technique there.
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06-01-2008, 07:59 AM #6
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Yea if you keep them tight and close to your body and your elbows tucked in tight. They should stay close to your body when you lay down and shouldnt cause you to lose balance. If your elbows are tucked in tight and underneath you, it puts you in an immediate position to press the weight up when you get your body situated.
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06-01-2008, 09:29 AM #13
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Not really possible. I would like to say that the db's in my gym are pretty long. Here's a shot of me halfway pressing them for inclines:-
Due to their length, you can see why i have a tendency to overbalance and tip over when i fall back. If i had db's like the ones in the old guy's gym, then maybe it wouldn't be that difficult. I don't know....*Someday I want to meet this "Everyone," he seems to have written so very much, yet all of it is wrong.
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06-01-2008, 12:28 PM #15
Personally its all about at what point in my workout on chest day do I perform db presses. At the start I will go really heavy (wont say numbers because its subject to ego) at the middle I will go alittle lighter and at the end if i perform them I will go much lighter. I swap it all around to give my workout some dynamics so sometimes my friends at the gym wonder why I struggle with X weight when last week they saw me pushing Y weight with ease (x<y). After a good number of sets etc..my arms and chest start feeling like tight jelly (lol) and they are unstable so obviously its much harder to position the db's.
So I guess I could ask when during your workouts are you trying to push these up? Im just taking a wild stab because thats the case for me, and may not be the case for you.
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06-01-2008, 02:52 PM #16
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06-01-2008, 08:47 PM #20
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Hi. I work my chest every 6 days. One session I'll start of with incline db benches and next session it'll be Smith incline benches. As you can see I put priority on incline work for chest everytime. Flat db benching is always my second exercise done on every session.
Due to the db length and stability issues, I always go light on them. Just for once i'd like to go a lil heavier, that's why i posted a thread asking for advice on the techniques of setting them up. As for the numbers... heh. There's tons of crazy people here pressing way a lot more than me but i like the feeling of pushing myself to go heavier if i can, within safety limits of course.
Thanks for the tips everyone. Lemme see what i can do the next session.*Someday I want to meet this "Everyone," he seems to have written so very much, yet all of it is wrong.
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