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 DUMBELL PRESS..
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Cool Novice 
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i have a strong chest and tris but i can't seem to be abel to dumbell press, i have to stop beacuse of my wrists and my chest can take alot more, if i have someone spot me and keep my arms from collapsign i can get in a lot more reps, i was wonderin should i jsu work on forearm strenght or jsu practice keepin my wrists str8 thanx.     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1200 |
If I remember correct you are pretty young, it is possible your stabilizer muscles in your arms are not strong enough yet. concentrate on a controlled movement (especially the negative) they will get stronger in not too much time. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 29 |
The fact that your stabiliser muscles are used to such a large extent is exactly the reason that you should persevere. If you include some sort of dumbbell pressing movement in either your chest or shoulder workouts every week, and concentrate on slowly increasing the intensity (either reps or weight) you should see improvements very quickly. You could also try forearm and grip work to see if this helps. Good luck FatRat [This message has been edited by FatRat (edited February 01, 2001).] | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 38 |
thanx for the input, i was tryin to increase the weight too quickly. i also started doin grip and forearm work. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 185 |
are you warming up nice and slowly (in movement). i wasn't properly, as soon as i did the problem corrected itself (same as yours i think). | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 844 |
You need to carry on doing db's to get auxillary muscle balance. Concentrate on slow negatives. | ||
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Novice 
Posts: 8 |
Also remember that your more muscles get stronger much faster than your connective tissues , try to stick with your current program and weights for a while before increasing the intensity of the exercise . Good luck | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 21 |
This often happens to people who use a lot of machines, particularly Smith. Flat DB press relies a lot on the strength of your Rotator muscles. Try doing some DB Rotator cuff work. It is definitely in your best interest to be able to overload your chest with Flat and Incline DB press. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 21 |
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posted January 30, 2001 09:24 PM