going to do decline today...

[Rolls Royce]

i haven't done decline dumbbell press in years... should i be able to to more or less or the same weight as flat bench dumbbell press?

i think i've heard somewhere that you should be able to lift more weight doing decline compared to flat.

 

[Big Buck]

Well, I generally do decline after I do bench and incline, but I use generally the same weight I did on bench....unless I REALLY smoke my chest, then I'll drop down like 10lbs less than bench. Make sure you use a lighter weight and warm-up, to get the motion back down, you'll be able to feel how much you can go with usually.

 

[gymtime]

It's unlikely you'll be able match your normal flat bench weight on incline, seeing as it's been so long. Like BB said, start out low and let your body adapt a little. Then go from there.

 

[LeviathanX]

Or you could just do weighted dips.

 

[the People's Champ]

weighted dips kick ass

 

[Thaibox]

Weighted dips are fun

 

[Belial]

Except when you've got so many plates on there that you squish your johnson.

 

[DaCypher]

LOL! At all costs, you must protect the johnson. May be time to switch up to decline bench when this becomes an issue.

 

[Belial]

Naw. I kinda like feeling 150 pounds of cold steel between my legs.

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haha. I'll let y'all run with that one.