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Why do some perfer incline dumbell over incline press? Work the muscles harder or something?
Incline press or dumbell?
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odoyal rulez
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i do db, to keep my stronger arm from compensating for my weaker arm...each side gets the same treatment.
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odoyal rulez
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It sure can compensate. If one arm is lifting 60% of the weight..the other is only lifting 40% of the weight...together they lift 100% and fully extend.
Next time your in the gym look around..and see how some guys lift one side a little higher when moving the weight...that makes it easier to lift the other side.
Same goes with curling. Try it yourself.
Of course I could google why I feel this way and post 20 links proving my point...but ill let you do the work.
Next time your in the gym look around..and see how some guys lift one side a little higher when moving the weight...that makes it easier to lift the other side.
Same goes with curling. Try it yourself.
Of course I could google why I feel this way and post 20 links proving my point...but ill let you do the work.
gettnlarge01
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You can't bounce the bar off your chest if there isn't one.
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odoyal rulez
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Should really do both though...once week with the DB next week with the BB...the BB lets you really pack on the mass and size...the DB let you fill out the weak areas..at least in my experience...
ZGzaZ
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odoyal rulez said:
If youre lifting a barbell, one arm can't lift 60% of the weight and the other 40% if they're starting and ending point is the same. They both go through the same motion, and travel equal distances from the starting point to the ending point, lifting the same amount each time.
One arm may be stronger, and the other will fail before it, making it unable to finish another rep. But since you can't finish another rep with just the strong arm, they are still doing equal work.
odoyal rulez said:
Actually when people tend to favor a side, the strong side stays low.
Also, if one side is stronger you limit your stimulus on this side by selecting dumbells only as strong as your weaker side. Theoretically, I guess that could result in atrophy.
The real additive effect of a dumbell is a bit of range of motion and lack of bracing brings in more stability and maybe coordination. These can be useful, carryover can be good. It's a great exercise.
Biggest issue is that you lose A LOT of load, so unless there is some specific reason the stock range of motion and stability enhancements cannot compensate for this as the load differential is very large. A muscle only knows resistance/tension. A barbell provides a lot more inherent stability and allows for greater load and tension as evidenced simply by the weight used. This is greater stimulus. Just because something is harder doesn't mean it's better, squatting on roller skates is hard and requires independent stability but that doesn't mean it is necessaily supperior.
Stuff to think on anyway.
needtogetaas
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db are great fore working difrent stabilizer muscles
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The Shadow
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ZGzaZ said:
Think of a teeter-totter.....if the long plank is exactly positoned at its midoint....the load is balanced.....if its off...there is a load differential
ZGzaZ
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The Shadow said:
I understand that there can be an unbalanced load, with one arm actually being stronger than another. The point I'm arguing is that one arm cannot do more work than the other using a barbell. Since they both have to reach that same point to complete a rep, they are doing the same amount of work. One arm cannot finish more reps than the other, therefore a stronger arm cannot over-compensate for a weaker arm. The weaker arm will fail, and the stronger arm cannot carry the weaker arm through another full rep.
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The Shadow
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...ever helped carry a dresser up a flight of stairs??
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BadReligion6699
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with the barbell you are able to add more weight.
with dumbbells you are able to break the plane of your chest, allowing more motion.
with dumbbells you are able to break the plane of your chest, allowing more motion.
Beachbum1546
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I have a little different approach to why I choose to train DB or BB. The angle of the bench decides it for me. At my gym all the incline BB benches are at 45 degree whereas all the incline DB stations are adjustable. When using DBs I can put the bench at a lower angle, like 30 degrees, so I can hit my chest better.
But if I feel like I need to hit my delts more I use the 45 degree on angle on the BB bench press.
But if I feel like I need to hit my delts more I use the 45 degree on angle on the BB bench press.
