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Thread: How much should dumbbell press be?

post 1626426793 12-23-2020, 07:06 PM
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How much should dumbbell press be?

What % of your barbell bench should your dumbbell bench be? Flat and/or incline (although I’d assume % would be the same).

My barbell is like 20% higher.
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post 1626426853 12-23-2020, 07:07 PM
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post 1626426963 12-23-2020, 07:08 PM
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Don’t worry about %s

Just get stronger at both, attack any and all weak points
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post 1626427433 12-23-2020, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted By BeginnerGainz⏩
Don’t worry about %s

Just get stronger at both, attack any and all weak points
Wtf I’m not worried. Just curious if either is weak compared to the other.
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post 1626427623 12-23-2020, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Wtf I’m not worried. Just curious if either is weak compared to the other.
It seems like a normal discrepancy to me honestly

My flat bench for 5-6 reps is 245-265, but I bench 90 lbs DBs for 6-8, incline is about the same %, 225 for 4-6 reps but 80 lbs dumbbells I can get 5-7 with. I think a lot of power loss happens just getting the DBs into position.
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post 1626427783 12-23-2020, 07:16 PM
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idk i'm maxed out on db press but i just focus on form and controlled reps and make it harder with pace and pause reps. it's not exactly a strength exercise. the only exercises u should be worry about the weight are the core exercises imo flat bench, squat, deadlift, maybe bb row. rest are accessories
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post 1626428323 12-23-2020, 07:22 PM
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Everyone is different. Usually you press a bit more on BB than DB.

My flat: 225x8 BB and 100x10 DB
Incline: 225x5-6 BB and 100 x8 DB
post 1626428353 12-23-2020, 07:22 PM
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Rep 120sx10, haven’t barbell benched in a year.
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post 1626428723 12-23-2020, 07:26 PM
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5lbs per arm is ideal
post 1626429433 12-23-2020, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted By ChunkerFish⏩
It depends how you do the lifts tbh OP

Most people do half rep DB presses so its hard to compare.

I did 110x15 paused db press this afternoon but probably can't bench 225x15 because I never bench
I do to until dumbbells are just above pecs, so past 90 degrees
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post 1626429633 12-23-2020, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
What % of your barbell bench should your dumbbell bench be? Flat and/or incline (although I’d assume % would be the same).

My barbell is like 20% higher.
20% higher seems reasonable, IMO.
post 1626429783 12-23-2020, 07:38 PM
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Never did the math between dumbbell and barbell but the first time you hit the 100s for a legit 10 reps feels pretty awesome.
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post 1626430123 12-23-2020, 07:42 PM
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If you can do 3.50 per arm on dumbells for 3.5 sets of 350 reps, then the ideal ratio for the bar bell is ((3.5 * 3.5) / sqrt(3.5))
post 1626430513 12-23-2020, 07:47 PM
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When I was maxing my bench out at 275 , I was doing 90-6 with dumbbells. As mentioned it takes energy to get them in position,so I bought power hooks . Really helps doing incline ,as it used to tear my rotator getting the heavier ones in position during incline .
Originally Posted By BeginnerGainz⏩
It seems like a normal discrepancy to me honestly

My flat bench for 5-6 reps is 245-265, but I bench 90 lbs DBs for 6-8, incline is about the same %, 225 for 4-6 reps but 80 lbs dumbbells I can get 5-7 with. I think a lot of power loss happens just getting the DBs into position.
https://www.fitnessdepot.ca/B11BCB09...dbpphooks.html

I removed the Velcro , as it made the diameter of the handle too big for my hands

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Pretty sure is should be equivalent. Just divide your bench by 2 and you should be able to dumbbell press that.
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Originally Posted By ChunkerFish⏩
I despise those things and if you drop them then you can break them.

But might be time to get a pair as my old shoulders are fuct these days
Yup, I dropped mine and just realized last I broke a weld on one side of the power hook . I’m not good at welding light steel , so I’m ordering another pair.

Strangely though , I find them very easy to use
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Wtf I’m not worried. Just curious if either is weak compared to the other.
20% isn't bad IMHO.
I find the top of my reps are where I start to lose form.
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