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Thread: Dumbbell Shoulder press vs Barbell overhead press

post 1667007103 08-30-2022, 08:19 AM
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Dumbbell Shoulder press vs Barbell overhead press

Which would be better for gaining overall mass?
post 1667007253 08-30-2022, 08:21 AM
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I can’t do barbell ohp anymore unless it’s seated in a smith machine, Fml

But I always felt barbell helped more for strength, can draw out longer time under tension with proper form using dumbbells or smith machine, for hypotrophy sake.
post 1667007493 08-30-2022, 08:24 AM
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Do one for 2 months then switch to the other, keep mussels guessing
post 1667007553 08-30-2022, 08:25 AM
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I think DB because they can be more inline with your head instead of in front and engage the rear delts better.
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post 1667007583 08-30-2022, 08:25 AM
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Why not just do both ffs
post 1667007703 08-30-2022, 08:26 AM
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I do both, but if I had to choose it would be DB shoulder press.
post 1667007893 08-30-2022, 08:28 AM
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you have no upper body, you got a problem, you got a problem building.. wait a minute. You have the upper body, and you have no legs.
post 1667008013 08-30-2022, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted By CellyTech⏩
you have no upper body, you got a problem, you got a problem building.. wait a minute. You have the upper body, and you have no legs.
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post 1667008053 08-30-2022, 08:31 AM
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I feel I made better gains with the barbell.
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post 1667008143 08-30-2022, 08:33 AM
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post 1667008263 08-30-2022, 08:34 AM
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OVERALL mass? probably the BB. If you mean mass specifically for the front delts, probably DB. It's a lot easier to bias your delts with DB than BB. Or most any other muscle group for that matter.
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post 1667008313 08-30-2022, 08:35 AM
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Sadly had to retire this workout. The seated dumbbell press gave me a bad shoulder injury that took a while to get it healed. I only do the shoulder press on the machine now.
post 1667008653 08-30-2022, 08:42 AM
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Barbell is king
post 1667010203 08-30-2022, 09:14 AM
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I never see people do dumbbell ohp right so tbh I think barbell is better for most.

People usually cut ROM big time with dumbells
post 1667010553 08-30-2022, 09:19 AM
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I did BB OHP for a very long time. I now do DB OHP mostly and then do BB OHP once a month or so.

I like doing both. My BB OHP has gone up since using DBs
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post 1667010963 08-30-2022, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted By Nicky161200⏩
I never see people do dumbbell ohp right so tbh I think barbell is better for most.

People usually cut ROM big time with dumbells
I also see lots of people not correctly engaging their front delts doing DB.


yea if you keep the weight perfectly in line with your COG then you can press way more, but if you let the weight stay a bit in front of you like with a BB OHP then you actually bias your front delts. people pressing 80's with DBs when if they did it right would struggle with 50's or 60's.
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post 1667011003 08-30-2022, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted By Nicky161200⏩
I never see people do dumbbell ohp right so tbh I think barbell is better for most.

People usually cut ROM big time with dumbells
I never see people do OHP fullstop srs. Everyone uses dumbbells probs because they have poverty spines
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Seated barbell or Smith machine
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Originally Posted By dannyg1217⏩
I think DB because they can be more inline with your head instead of in front and engage the rear delts better.
I like barbell because it's easier to load heavier weight, but for the reason you specified, I adjust the back to the highest setting that's not 90 degrees so I can get my face out of the way.

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post 1667011993 08-30-2022, 09:45 AM
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Barbell.

But, in PPLX2, one of my push days is for barbell OHP as the primary movement. On my other day, it's an accessory movement with dumbbells for 4 sets.
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