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posted by AMERFOOTBALL

ok tonight i used DBs for bench press for the first time ever. I loved the feeling. Great stretch at the bottom and good squeeze at the top. My question is how should i use them. I ended doing 7 reps with 110's, which is the heaviest DB;s the gym has. I felt like i coulda went heavier...any help is appreciated. SHould i just use more reps?

posted by Storm

Uh yea rep till failure weight is realtive bro if need be do some smith machine work to pre exahust your chest then do the DB it will make it harder on you and you wil get more out of it..You can also do them with incline forst that is where most are weakest..I almost always start with incline db 4-5 sets ending with the 125's for 10 reps..

posted by Improvise

Storm, do you do every set till failure? Or only specific lifts and sets?

posted by CUTS

every set should be till failure. thats why you need a spotter....to push out those extra 2-3 reps on every set.

posted by president_fad

get some bands if your gyms dumbell dont go higher.

posted by CUTS

or you could be hardcore and duct tape some weights to the 125's lol.

posted by president_fad

bands seem safer :P

posted by AMERFOOTBALL

thanks bros...i usually do incline after flat, but ill switch it up next week and see how it works!

posted by Storm

I go to failure on my working sets always..I don't need spotters to much as I am at a level where I can mentally push myself to that limit...Of course somedays are ebtter then others but the job gets done...

posted by AMERFOOTBALL

with the DB presses i think a spotter is less necessary as if i get stuck i can lower the weight slowly and drop the weights off to my sides...its not like i will have a bb stuck on my chest..lol

posted by CUTS

true but i ****ed my shoulder up with DB's. if i had a spotter they could have caught it! im alot more careful now

posted by AMERFOOTBALL

never thought about shoulder injury...i guess i just never think about any injury really! lol

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