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post #1 of 32
2/13/09 at 2:12pm
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Barbell or dumbbells? OR both? Please justify your answer
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post #2 of 32
2/13/09 at 2:40pm
Dumbbells for me due to shoulder pain when I use barbells. I also feel I get better range of motion with the dumbbells.
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post #3 of 32
2/13/09 at 2:53pm
I'd say mix it up.
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post #4 of 32
2/13/09 at 3:29pm
Dumbells for me.....I feel it works my stabilizer muscles better. I also like to go to failure on my last inclince set and go as far down as I can and as slowly as I can. Can't do that with the barbell.
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post #5 of 32
2/13/09 at 4:15pm
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Dumbells for me.....I feel it works my stabilizer muscles better. I also like to go to failure on my last inclince set and go as far down as I can and as slowly as I can. Can't do that with the barbell.

You could with a spotter?
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post #6 of 32
2/13/09 at 4:19pm
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You could with a spotter?

I think he means lowering the DBs past your chest. You can't do that with a BB.
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post #7 of 32
2/13/09 at 4:26pm
floor press ftw
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post #8 of 32
2/13/09 at 4:43pm
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I think he means lowering the DBs past your chest. You can't do that with a BB.

Nor is it really smart to do it with DBs. The resistance usually isn't vertically lower anyway.
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post #9 of 32
2/13/09 at 5:08pm
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Originally Posted by thekunk07 View Post
floor press ftw

What's a floor press?
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post #10 of 32
2/13/09 at 5:11pm
Mix it up. Challenge your muscles in different ways. Dumbbells are also good for stabilizer muscles and to avoid your stronger arm from taking more of the load, which will happen with BB.
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post #11 of 32
2/13/09 at 8:41pm
bench flat on the floor so your elbows touch the ground when lowering the bar.


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What's a floor press?
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post #12 of 32
2/13/09 at 9:03pm
If you can, mix it up. I do incline press with barbells and dumbbells, and I occasionally do incline pushups.
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post #13 of 32
2/13/09 at 9:10pm
^^ I've seen folks do this, and it's similar to what my therapist had me do for a while. What's the story?
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post #14 of 32
2/13/09 at 9:29pm
IMO floor presses and close-grip floor presses tax the intended muscles more and leave less wiggle room for arching your back and kicking around.

but don;t worry about my opinion; why will weight in soon, then beasty will refute whatever he says whether he's right or not.
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post #15 of 32
2/13/09 at 9:34pm
No, please explain further.

What I don't understand is that the press begins fairly high up. The advantage to this is that it reduces the strain on the shoulder, in addition to the advantages you cited (hence the similarity to the press my therapist recommended). But I'd think it would also shift the burden to the tris from the chest, making it a poor chest exercise. I am assuming I'm wrong, hence the request for an explanation.
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