Now here's a silly DB bench question..

[PBR]

Seashell- JJ is exactly correct...that is how you get up by yourself with heavy weights.....while lying down turn the DBs as in a hammer curl position and you bring your knees up to the dumbells, set the dumbells on your knees ( actually ) just slightly above, so the legs are now taking the weight.... this will automatically sit you up.....does that muddy up the water some more????

 

[Nonerz]

Actually, when you finish pushing up your last rep, keep your arms straight, raise your knees up a little and lower the dbs in front of you to your knees. Drop your feet to the ground and stand up off the bench. Having the weight in front of you kind of propels you off the bench.

Exactly...this is what I do.

Another option is setting up your bench under the squat/power rack. Put the pins low...that way you don't get buried without a spot. Now that I think about it, you could do mock board presses with that set up!

 

[wend]

This is why I use a bar...once I started lifting with more weight, the dumbells just got too awkward without a spotter. I only use dumbells for flies, with light weight, after using a bar to bench flat, incline and decline.

Is there any advantage to using dumbells?

 

[Nonerz]

switches things up which is usually a good thing...I suppose it also helps with muscular imbalances...requires more coordination...

 

[wend]

I just re-read Seashell's initial post...it seems she got stuck under the bar.

That happened to me once, then my husband showed me the bench (forget what it's called) that has the little pins to rest the bar on if you can't get it all the way up.

 

[PBR]

I just re-read Seashell's initial post...it seems she got stuck under the bar.

That happened to me once, then my husband showed me the bench (forget what it's called) that has the little pins to rest the bar on if you can't get it all the way up.

they are called "bail-out " pegs.....

 

[wend]

Thanks.

I love them.

 

[Seashell]

Actually, when you finish pushing up your last rep, keep your arms straight, raise your knees up a little and lower the dbs in front of you to your knees. Drop your feet to the ground and stand up off the bench. Having the weight in front of you kind of propels you off the bench.

Does this make sense?

Did it last night, worked like a CHARM!! Thanks so much JJ!