STOP Doing Dumbbell Press Like This
The dumbbell bench press is arguably the best exercise for building your chest!
But to better target the chest and avoid shoulder injury, you want to avoid making this mistake. Many people use a very wide arm path and press the weight up and down. This can not only increase risk of shoulder discomfort and potential injury, but it also just doesn’t stimulate the chest very well. Instead, to maximize chest activation, you want your arm path to line up in the same direction that most of the chest fibers run. To do this, tuck your elbows to about a 45-60-degree angle away from your body and allow your grip to turn in slightly with your elbows.
Just keep in mind that when you apply this form, the dumbbells will no longer move straight up and down but rather forwards on the way down towards your mid-chest and backwards on the way up towards your shoulders. Don’t be afraid to lighten the weight to ensure you are using the correct form.
Try this out on your next workout and you’ll feel a difference right away!
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Spot on, I learned this by trying different angles, grips, and paths. These tips are perfect and will save your shoulders and work your chest to the max.
@mahendrarathore360
Жыл бұрын
Don't agree with that backward and forward motion
@kurozawa6
11 ай бұрын
@@mahendrarathore360Why lol. Iz the most comfortable path and this video cured my shoulder pains
@stevieweivie8433
7 ай бұрын
Do you use the 150 lb DBs too?
@swanky3235
6 ай бұрын
Does it still work the shoulders?
I was wondering WHY am i not feeling anything in my chest ... i was doing it 90% wrong. Jeremy...you are the man!
@Conqueror_2003
10 ай бұрын
Exactly man I used 7kg then10kg each hand but was not satisfied at all, Probably did it wrong
@dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530
10 ай бұрын
@@Conqueror_2003are you skinny?
@Adam-uz9sc
10 ай бұрын
You probably just have bad posture you could try everything and it still won't work until you correct your posture try dumbbell chest fly's to work the chest instead
@jamestateIII
10 ай бұрын
@@dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530 slim I'd say. 6ft 180
@Conqueror_2003
9 ай бұрын
@@dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530 above that but below muscular. I am strong,runner,fighter type physique but not a weight lifter or body builder. Joined gym last month. Are you chubby?
You know youre doing it right when you can feel the stretch in your chest
@bobdarrick2628
2 ай бұрын
Sort of - the mind muscle connection is not that important, not compared to doing the actual movement and overloading jt. Also incline dumbbell press is better than flat.
I did this mistakes and now i know what's wrong. Thanks !!
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
Made this mistake
@fluppdxs6565
Жыл бұрын
@@Cenot4ph thank you for your help !!
@gokulkarthik3317
10 ай бұрын
whats your mistake? I still cant feel
@fluppdxs6565
10 ай бұрын
I pushed the dumbbell 90° from the shoulder and the next day, my shoulder felt hurt instead of my chest. So yeah, I need to rest from any shoulder workout for a week
@gokulkarthik3317
10 ай бұрын
@@fluppdxs6565 i do it with 45⁰ but still i cant feel it. Im not sure what mistake im doing
I was doing this wrong, thanks for correcting. Wasn't feeling it in my chest earlier
Absolutely! I used to use that wide out to the side grip, but been using the 45ish degree angle for a while now finding that I feel it more in the chest and all of the shoulder pressure and discomfort is gone! Super useful tip!
Thanks! This helped a lot.
Subbed for this. Made a huge difference, made some significant progress in my chest despite having to go down in weight first and just getting back to where I was now
Great advice. I got better gains concentrating on dB press rather than barbell. For aging injury I now swap between the two, as well as flat v incline.
My shoulders have been painful when doing this, I think this will help me correct my form.
It like a pushup but on a bench
@techilegends5152
Жыл бұрын
No you fool
@jamesrogers4690
3 ай бұрын
Exactly
@Holyspace305
3 ай бұрын
@jamesrogers4690 do I do the same thing if its incline or decline ?
@jamesrogers4690
2 ай бұрын
I've only ever done flat bench but it probably won't make much difference. As long as it feels natural.
@jamesrogers4690
21 күн бұрын
Wouldn't recommended decline though
Yes sirrrr, I have been preaching this for so long. You can lift more as well.
Figured this out a few years back before that I always wondered why chest press machines that had angled handles gave me a better contraction. Only reason people press dumbbells straight on is because they did barbell bench pressing first as beginners.
How do I make my chest glow red like yours?
This gave me a crazy difference in gains and fast too
This is the one I really struggle with really finding it hard to correct my form, I’ll give this a go thanks 👍🏻
Just started incorporating the twist on the way down and MAN does it fire up my chest way better
Loved the explanation!
Your top five in KZread fitness gurus bro, respect
Great teaching, I don’t really feel my chest even push to max, indeed is my posture wrong Thanks so much!
@Holyspace305
3 ай бұрын
Do I have to do the same thing when it's incline or decline tho
Great tip. Love how the final video was back to doing it wrong. 🤦🏼♂️
Wow. Well done. Excellent tip
I did this exact alteration with my push up bar. Same plane of movement i guess.
Thanks man, Will definitely try it.
Solid advice
I’ve been doing it wrong… thanks a lot 👍
Thanks for this one's help
Tried this instantly and felt my chest purely and my shoulders slightly whereas before I would barely if not at all feel my chest and heavy activation in my shoulders
I recently tried that and it helped me a lot .. my shoulders didn’t pain and the next day I felt my chest burning 🔥
Thank you sir ❤
No wonder I feel more tired on my shoulder and bisep.. Thanks for the tip
more please!!!!!
Awesome 👌 info
Jeremy is the goat and these vids are my personal trainer
Omg...is this why i never feel anything except my arms are very tired but my chest never truly feel anything?
You are great bro
THANK YOU
just strat4d today bench pressing 'cos of shoulder discomfort in the chest machine, maybe 'cos I open too much my arms. using the 45º angle saved my day ;)
Good to know I’ve been doing them like that all along
I tried the wide arm path and now I can give my shoulders a run for their money in the pain department!
Thank you
Helpful 🤙
This actually works Would take few more days until i get used to it
Excellent
also if you have elbow pain try to fix your grip so your wrist is neutral (aligned with the rest of the forearm, not bent at any extreme angle). that's what helped me
Thanks
Well, this explains why my arms got tired before I could even feel my chest working lmao
Chest was sore when i did this form Means i did it right. Thanks for this tip ❤🔥
Natural grip Wil help keep elbows tucked a incorporate more fibers
Sir, can I train upper chest with dumbbell press using this method too?
i did the same mistake almost 8-9 months ago. i used to press with arms straight and felt a pull on my upper biceps. now it pains everytime i do some pushing exercise. idk how to heal from this
@neymarco10_ssjgod71
Жыл бұрын
Try to not doing push for 2 weeks
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
Made this same mistake
@m.w.r.1408
9 ай бұрын
do deadhangs for at least 2 minutes total a day. Then keep doing it for the rest of your life - you will have really healthy shoulders
What about arching your back and pushing through your heels? Should we only do this for barbell bench press? I'm genuinely curious.
it’s like a push up, just upside down
Depends on the individual
Thank you great advice
I wonder why do i always feel tired out om my left wrist while doing dumbell press... I already lower the weight from 14kg to 8kg dumbell, but before my chest or shoulder is tired, my left wrist is tired out as if they are about to collapse....
Does it apply to incline and decline bumbell sets as well?
Does incline work the same like this?
Is there anything wrong with going too narrow? My body tends to want to do that
i try dumbbell press chest exercise in the first place but i don't feel my chest hurt
Hey I still feel a lot of my shoulders beginning work more than my chest could you make other video
@wheal2825
Жыл бұрын
U also have to imagine your chest is doing all the work
@rishichauhan86
Жыл бұрын
@@wheal2825yup. Try and do a few slow push ups before hand and some stretching to activate uoir chest muscles. In between sets, also flex and physically feel your chest. It helps me and the mind to muscle link. It takes a lot of time and concentration (mentally) to improve, but it's worth it.
What's better? Keeping the angle on the dumbbells through the entire motion, or twisting the dumbbels back on the way up? Because I see people explaining it in two different ways
Correct now do it on a slight decline bench.
How do you know what weight to use for dumbbell press?
@tfromthasix1956
4 ай бұрын
You start light and go up if the set is too easy. Same applies for any exercise
thx
Should i feel my chest when pushing the weight up or when its coming down and stretching my chest
@zavicuh8699
Жыл бұрын
Same cause I don’t feel nun
The last one only I am doing is it correct ?
Absolutely right 👍, I see a lot of guys at the gym doing this wrong and pointing their elbows at 90 degrees 🤦♂️.
What could I be doing wrong to feel it in my triceps
Can't lift heavy by doing this for sure... By doing this u will hurt more of your shoulder n tricep
I was doing this and a trainer comes and 'corrects' my form... these bastards just can't mind their own business
@Ize1xv1
11 ай бұрын
Same
@mohammedrishan8076
9 ай бұрын
@@iso2123welp as a a beginner.. What am i supposed to do
@Noname-ks1bz
8 ай бұрын
@@iso2123noo just tell him to stay away from him
@DudemeisterNL
7 ай бұрын
@@iso2123douchbag
@Human_Head
7 ай бұрын
This happened to me two days back... I joined a new gym after a long break of more than a year, that stupid ass no brain trainer thought I was a beginner and kept emphasising on this 90 degrees bullshit....
This is weird but when i do it with a little flare not all the obviously like 70° it doesn't hurt my shoulders but when i tried 45 to 50° it hurt my shoulders more.... how ever my shoulders were always banged up
Then what's about brurbell press?
Is this also the same case when doing incline dumbell press
@mqrkusbrand5494
Жыл бұрын
Yes
Thanks been doing it wrong for months😂
SHOULD I PROTACT AND RETRACT MY SCAPULA?
Exlent
That’s funny. I naturally do this because it’s the most comfortable for me and I can lift the most weight this way. Same with db shoulder press. Elbows not completely aligned with the body but angled forward a bit.
Not wrong. Major difference and no pain
Im feeling more pain in my shoulder doing what you showed. I feel way more fatigue in my arms than usual too. This way activates the bicep and tricep more in my opinion. The straight up one targets my chest muscles way more. I can’t even feel my chest on the sideways one. (Im in the gym now)
Thank you so much..
Which would u say is better for chest, dumb bell bench press or barbell bench press?
@abrupt512
5 ай бұрын
I’m not an expert but I’m not the biggest fan of barbell bench, I feel my chest more with dumbbells and cables. That’s just me though, the barbell bench press is always hard on the joints in my wrist as well even though I keep them level. I still do barbell once a week but I don’t go crazy with it and I’m not bothered when someone asks “how much do u bench bro?!?”
I messed my shoulder up…and now im here
I did the first variation this morning and I didn't know what I was working. Not as much chest. Will try this next time. 👍
Bro i've been doing this without knowing this , i learned this by experience i guess
Can I do this lying on the floor?
I dont feel pressure on my chest doing any of the chest exercise. I tried a lot but cant😢. Just feeling waste of time in gym. And demotivated obviously 😢😢😢
@vicente09a-g92
6 ай бұрын
Do bench press with the form that is NOT recommended in this video for a year, sleep well and eat well and I assure you that your chest will grow, just because you don't feel it doesn't mean it doesn't work but you probably wouldn't even be able to do the movement
I was doing this and someone started telling me how my form is wrong
why my tricep is hurting more by doing it like this ?
Thanks man!
Can you do it on the floor
Sean Nalewanjyl said to push them up straight forward
@kalosthenosverse
Жыл бұрын
His path was also a little diagonal
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
Then he's wrong
idk what im doing wrong but i still dont feel it
@JoeG71299
Жыл бұрын
Keep doing it, focus on mind to muscle connection and eventually you’ll feel it.
@IkillPigz
Жыл бұрын
@@JoeG71299 nigga fuck mind to mind shit this ain't wizards of ods, we shlukd be able to feel something just like when we pick up a dumbell and curl it what do we feel? Im so tired if thay excuse ab mind muscle bs
@JoeG71299
Жыл бұрын
@@IkillPigz no offence bro, but if you don’t make mind to muscle connection , you won’t lift the weight with the muscle you want to. For example when you bench press, a lot of it is probably get in your shoulders too bevaude you don’t have good mind To muscle connection. I don’t feel like explaining, listen to the pros lol
Is it applicable for incline and decline dumbbell press too??
@adrienwatson2179
Жыл бұрын
Yes And Barbell benc as well My Que is lats touch triceps Better stability for the push too
@eyanmalik3034
Жыл бұрын
@@adrienwatson2179 thanks bro
So the same way you do a proper push-up. Do the pushups before and after and the pump is awesome.
Dont know what to believe now days
@TheHBW44
Жыл бұрын
Try this and see if you feel the activation. You should and you may need to go down a dumbbell weight. Happened to me and I really felt it even though I was suspicious
@luffy8550
Жыл бұрын
@@TheHBW44nahh i would say the reduced weight would hamper growth even though though u get the stimulation
@ezodragon
Жыл бұрын
believe your own body. try different things and think about what muscles you can feel when you do something. body awareness goes a long way
@rickyjiggens2180
Жыл бұрын
@@ezodragon yeah and putting away the headphones while working out aswell you need your mind and your muscle to be working together most people focus on the music and try to forget that they're working out and just go on autopilot as best as they can
@adrienwatson2179
Жыл бұрын
@@luffy8550 Naw Check the form of guys with a big bench Most bigger guys do this
dyel?
Sean told us specifically NOT to do it diagonally
@rickyjiggens2180
Жыл бұрын
There's a million different people saying million different things about nutrition and Fitness in general KZread is a terrible place to find incisive information out in a short time frame you really have to dedicate yourself to doing the research and finding what the large consensuses for each thing that you're trying to learn individually
@akshayazariah
Жыл бұрын
Sean specifies that you shouldn't be pressing it forward diagonally, rather than avoiding diagonal pressing motion completely.
Why everybody is wrong in my gym😢
Thanks for sharing 🙏 Practing😊