chest-Dumbells or barbell for bench?

[Ingram]

I find if I do one or the other longer than a month I get into a rut. Now I switch them up every month. The first time I came back to the barbell press after a month of dumbbells my bench shot up 40 pounds for my last set.

 

[sysopt]

You can not change the shape of your chest or any muscle by doing certain exercises...you can only develop it more...should probably be under bodybuilding myths.

 

[Robboe]

dbs give you a more scuplted chest, while bbs give the chest mass and thickness.

~shakes head~

 

[tronious]

I mixed both at one time and got good results...

4-6 rep's with bb, 30 second break...4-6 rep's with dumbbells.
2 minute rest...start again for 4 sets.

Worked really well...both for mass and strength

 

[Liberator]

Why do some people insist on dumbells, when used in a pressing motion, being almost like isolation movements compared to bar? That is so not true

Anyway, Ive got great results doing incline DB's and flat barbell

Mix em up

I havent bothered with incline barbell recentlyas I always get a shoulder workout with it and not a chest workout

dumbells for me are great for really targetting the chest, i can really feel it working and so far the growth in my chest has reflected this

but barbell is important, especially flat for power and thickness

 

[Exodus]

when im bodybuilding i use dumbells

when im powerlifting i use barbells

lee haney used both in his workout

he would do:
incline bb
incline db
flat bb
flat db

 

[redhotavenger]

i hear you....

mac i feel the same way. i do both when im workin out, but your probably a monstar compared to me.

 

[Glootz]

With renewed vigor for declines, dumbell flys and presses seem to be giving me better pumps and deeper cuts.

 

[calvesodeath]

With renewed vigor for declines, dumbell flys and presses seem to be giving me better pumps and deeper cuts.

It's working Glootz .) (.

I have become a believer in decline dumbell presses and flies. I know many disagree but this has been my personal experience and where I have seen the most gains as pointed out by Glootz during a workout this week.

 

[The mann]

use both,you need variety...