Sauce Mane
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It's easier to lift more on the bench but it's also easier to fukk something up. Dumbells give you a natural way of lifting but the downside is you can't lift as much as you would with a barbell.
Old CAC says why he doesn’t do benchpress
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Kyle C. Barker
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Long before the calisthenics vs weight lifting war there was the barbell vs dumbbell bench war.
He has a point about shoulder health and that's why you'll find that a lot of big name body builders don't touch the bar with their chest (Jay cutler is one of the biggest names that pushes the 2 inch from the chest thing). And yeah, flyes are good for range of motion but you can't load up on the weight like you can with the barbell bench press.
He has a point about shoulder health and that's why you'll find that a lot of big name body builders don't touch the bar with their chest (Jay cutler is one of the biggest names that pushes the 2 inch from the chest thing). And yeah, flyes are good for range of motion but you can't load up on the weight like you can with the barbell bench press.
Which is likely the reason why he doesn't know what the fukk he is talking about.
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ThatTruth777
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I stopped it doing after I hurt myself 2 times. 1st was like impingement and the 2nd was just inflammation. After that I was like lemme check out some alternatives. Not saying the benchpress is bad though, in hindsight, my form was improper on some things and what not so I kind of fukked myself up tbh.
He created a motion that didn't look like a bench press and said it was bad, but used the same motion to show the dumbbell press as good. He's obviously doing well without it, but his argument wasn't cohesive to me.
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Ridge Forrester
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I stopped benching because of a wrist injury, so for 2 years, I was just using dumbbells and cables. Early on, I noticed my chest getting bigger just from using these, so I decided to just stick with them. I'll bench from time to time to mix it up, but I no longer find it as conducive to build the chest muscle.Picsno homo though
I've been doing dumbells and machines for the past few weeks because I hurt my shoulder on the barbell bench and can't do the barbell bench without pain for now but fine with dumbells.
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This is full homo, sir.Pics
As people have said, close grip is the key. I do close grip and bring the bar down to just above the sternum and get all the contraction I want. When you do the typical width press, you can't flex. Close grip? You can flex into a cramp REAL quick. That said, dumbells get much better contractions and control but it doesn't feel the same as pushing a barbell so even I still do them. Even dips >>>>> benchpress.
Were you retracting your scapula?
LeaveMyHairLineAlone
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Are you doig cardio ?