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 Poll: barbell bench or dumbbell bench?
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 48 |
who likes what?     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 81 |
Dumbells are my favorite to use ,more of a deep burn for me! | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1050 |
I like em both, I usually alternate every couple of months.....when I'm cutting I usually use mostly dumbells... | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 140 |
both are good and will stimulate growth by alternating every other wk or so.also the odds of getting injured on dumbells are fewer than the bench culprit. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 62 |
dumbell bench makes my my elbows hurt,so i stick to barbell bench or incline first followed by db incline. Another reason is my gyms dumbells only go up to 125's, and i can press these 15-20 times flat or incline.  | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 41 |
I like them both also, now that I'm back on the juice, I'll do both weekly as I do every body part twice now. ------------------ | ||
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Novice 
Posts: 2 |
I don't have a lifting partner, so I gotta go with dumbbell everything | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 79 |
I'll usually do flat and incline straight bar bench, then db flies. However, I feel that sometimes the dbs are better because they don't restrict the movement of the wrist. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 126 |
Both, but I love db's. BURN BABY BURN! ------------------ Maxx >>>>> | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 11 |
Both... Without a partner however go with db everytime. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 100 |
db but alternate every month or so! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 54 |
Dumbells!! Just because i don't lift with a parter. I like to use the bar at least once a month though, just to change up my routine. | ||
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Novice
Posts: 7 |
I have had two shoulder surgeries from heavy barbell bench. It is straight DB bench for me. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1207 |
Dumbells!! For me they provide an excellent range of motion and I can target virtually any area of my chest 100%! Mass Monster | ||
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Freak 
Posts: 2975 |
If you have SPS (small penis syndrome), then go with the barbell because you can move more weight, therefore you sound more impressive when you tell people at work how much you bench. If you want a big developed chest, use the dumbells. They recruit the entire chest and stabilizer muscles more completely than barbell and provide a a greater range of motion. My .02 ------------------ Visit my website at http://profiles.elitefitness.com for up to date A.S. info. ------------------------- | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 15 |
BEST WAY TO TEAR A PEC IS TO START DOING HEAVY DUMBBELL PRESSES...WITH OUT FIRST BUILDING THE TENDONS THROUGH MODERATE BARBELL PRESSES... START WITH BASIC BARBELL THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD BASE MUSCLE MOVE ON TO THE DUMBBELLS TO SHAPE AND DEFINE THE BASE MUSCLE.. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 675 |
d�bells... | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 109 |
DBS are the way to go...especially if you workout by yourself! | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 20 |
I do chest twice a week so if i do flat barbell I will then go dumbbell incline the same day, and later in the week i start with incline barbell and then go flat dumbell. so i always get both in, and i seem to have made great gains off of this. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 140 |
hey AJC looks like DEPDOG has SPS, probably cant even raise the DB's from the floor like all the other excuses they have cause simply they cant control the weight. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 88 |
Both are great for me but I alternate on a weekly basis. | ||
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Freak
Posts: 2975 |
quote: I assume that we're talking about intermediate and advanced bodybuilders here. For beginners, I agree that the barbell press at a moderate weight (8-12 reps) will condition them so that they can handle the dumbells with proper form later on. ------------------ Visit my website at http://profiles.elitefitness.com for up to date A.S. info. ------------------------- | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 123 |
most def..the dumbells! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 67 |
I usually switch 'em both. ------------------ | ||
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Novice
Posts: 8 |
The DBs at my gym only go to 100 lbs., so that eliminates flat bench presses (I know, join a REAL gym---I would if there was one near me), unless I am doing 15+ reps. I prefer DB's for incline, I used to alternate Flat Barbell with Incline DB, & Flat DB with Incline Barbell. Just get stronger in both and your chest will grow, regardless of how big your penis is. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 306 |
I'll like incline barbell presses for low reps(6-8), and Flat db presses for 10-12 reps in the same workout. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 35 |
Dumbbells due to a shoulder injury and surgery, probably from heavy (for me) bar. The bar limits the range of motion that you can use and for me puts me in a bad position biomechanically | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 247 |
quote: You're username is... well, it's shitty ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 664 |
barbell for flat and decline bench... dumbell for incline | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 52 |
usually use both but i prefer db because they are easier on my shoulder | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 672 |
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Cool Novice
Posts: 13 |
As to the SPS comment - some of us want functional muscle and not just pretty bodybuilder muscle  Meaning if you compete in PL'ing then strength is pretty key in the barbell.And I think one functional advantage of the barbell is it recruits the triceps more. I do barbell flats, and I fucking love DB inclines. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 103 |
Personally I train by myself regularely and my occasional partner if kind of a AS head (LOL ya` no shit !!) But he really isn't that pleasant to train with. So the moral of the story is I presonally like dumbbells alot...I go deeper...and can simply drop them If I must. A barbell landing on the tits really ain't cool and has happened to me a few times. | ||
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Novice
Posts: 10 |
Dumbells are the best thing you can do for chest! Nothing better,not even hammer strength.-THE PROTOTYPE | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 17 |
Both - I like to alternate, as dumbells build some wicked stablizers. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 15 |
I like dumbbells the best, too. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 40 |
I like dumbells because they add more definition to my upper chest from inclines. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 16 |
quote: OTOH, heavy bells and throwing go together like peas and cornbread. When I push that bell up, I think of a shot shooting out of a cannon. |
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posted April 05, 2001 08:10 AM
