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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  • @Jahsurfer
    @Jahsurfer Жыл бұрын

    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

    @mahendrarathore360

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't agree with that backward and forward motion

  • @kurozawa6

    @kurozawa6

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@mahendrarathore360Why lol. Iz the most comfortable path and this video cured my shoulder pains

  • @stevieweivie8433

    @stevieweivie8433

    7 ай бұрын

    Do you use the 150 lb DBs too?

  • @swanky3235

    @swanky3235

    6 ай бұрын

    Does it still work the shoulders?

  • @jamestateIII
    @jamestateIII Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Conqueror_2003

    10 ай бұрын

    Exactly man I used 7kg then10kg each hand but was not satisfied at all, Probably did it wrong

  • @dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530

    @dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@Conqueror_2003are you skinny?

  • @Adam-uz9sc

    @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

    @jamestateIII

    10 ай бұрын

    @@dannythehoundxxdarknessxx4530 slim I'd say. 6ft 180

  • @Conqueror_2003

    @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?

  • @chillchilli2671
    @chillchilli2671 Жыл бұрын

    You know youre doing it right when you can feel the stretch in your chest

  • @bobdarrick2628

    @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.

  • @fluppdxs6565
    @fluppdxs6565 Жыл бұрын

    I did this mistakes and now i know what's wrong. Thanks !!

  • @Cenot4ph

    @Cenot4ph

    Жыл бұрын

    Made this mistake

  • @fluppdxs6565

    @fluppdxs6565

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Cenot4ph thank you for your help !!

  • @gokulkarthik3317

    @gokulkarthik3317

    10 ай бұрын

    whats your mistake? I still cant feel

  • @fluppdxs6565

    @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

    @gokulkarthik3317

    10 ай бұрын

    @@fluppdxs6565 i do it with 45⁰ but still i cant feel it. Im not sure what mistake im doing

  • @lial2655
    @lial26555 күн бұрын

    I was doing this wrong, thanks for correcting. Wasn't feeling it in my chest earlier

  • @Diggie_J
    @Diggie_J5 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @vicnent651
    @vicnent651 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This helped a lot.

  • @powehi1710
    @powehi1710 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @billking8843
    @billking88438 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @xxsupastarxx
    @xxsupastarxx Жыл бұрын

    My shoulders have been painful when doing this, I think this will help me correct my form.

  • @Eric_X
    @Eric_X Жыл бұрын

    It like a pushup but on a bench

  • @techilegends5152

    @techilegends5152

    Жыл бұрын

    No you fool

  • @jamesrogers4690

    @jamesrogers4690

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly

  • @Holyspace305

    @Holyspace305

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@jamesrogers4690 do I do the same thing if its incline or decline ?

  • @jamesrogers4690

    @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

    @jamesrogers4690

    21 күн бұрын

    Wouldn't recommended decline though

  • @suplexurmudda5638
    @suplexurmudda56389 ай бұрын

    Yes sirrrr, I have been preaching this for so long. You can lift more as well.

  • @jjmuti3979
    @jjmuti3979 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jeffmacarthur9722
    @jeffmacarthur972220 сағат бұрын

    How do I make my chest glow red like yours?

  • @ryanward7608
    @ryanward760827 күн бұрын

    This gave me a crazy difference in gains and fast too

  • @sugar4522
    @sugar452211 ай бұрын

    This is the one I really struggle with really finding it hard to correct my form, I’ll give this a go thanks 👍🏻

  • @justinbehrenshausen1653
    @justinbehrenshausen16538 ай бұрын

    Just started incorporating the twist on the way down and MAN does it fire up my chest way better

  • @edgardias3072
    @edgardias3072 Жыл бұрын

    Loved the explanation!

  • @Blingcheese514
    @Blingcheese514 Жыл бұрын

    Your top five in KZread fitness gurus bro, respect

  • @Jeremy-lh1lc
    @Jeremy-lh1lc4 ай бұрын

    Great teaching, I don’t really feel my chest even push to max, indeed is my posture wrong Thanks so much!

  • @Holyspace305

    @Holyspace305

    3 ай бұрын

    Do I have to do the same thing when it's incline or decline tho

  • @daneo617
    @daneo617Ай бұрын

    Great tip. Love how the final video was back to doing it wrong. 🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @jasoncot777
    @jasoncot7779 ай бұрын

    Wow. Well done. Excellent tip

  • @emilianozapata175
    @emilianozapata17510 ай бұрын

    I did this exact alteration with my push up bar. Same plane of movement i guess.

  • @hayyanali6482
    @hayyanali64826 ай бұрын

    Thanks man, Will definitely try it.

  • @MrLeeLifts
    @MrLeeLifts Жыл бұрын

    Solid advice

  • @swtcocao
    @swtcocao11 ай бұрын

    I’ve been doing it wrong… thanks a lot 👍

  • @bryanviervale9090
    @bryanviervale9090 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this one's help

  • @JackLearman
    @JackLearman Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @katerin6972
    @katerin6972 Жыл бұрын

    I recently tried that and it helped me a lot .. my shoulders didn’t pain and the next day I felt my chest burning 🔥

  • @pranavffh4x69
    @pranavffh4x696 күн бұрын

    Thank you sir ❤

  • @dwenraja1453
    @dwenraja14538 ай бұрын

    No wonder I feel more tired on my shoulder and bisep.. Thanks for the tip

  • @vvv-rm6kd
    @vvv-rm6kd Жыл бұрын

    more please!!!!!

  • @abrahamandrade3198
    @abrahamandrade31984 ай бұрын

    Awesome 👌 info

  • @tawnaye
    @tawnaye6 ай бұрын

    Jeremy is the goat and these vids are my personal trainer

  • @omnip3469
    @omnip34699 ай бұрын

    Omg...is this why i never feel anything except my arms are very tired but my chest never truly feel anything?

  • @madrascafe6529
    @madrascafe65299 ай бұрын

    You are great bro

  • @hujhujsson
    @hujhujsson6 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU

  • @backupraceres
    @backupraceres6 ай бұрын

    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 ;)

  • @jcastro99777
    @jcastro997778 ай бұрын

    Good to know I’ve been doing them like that all along

  • @Kazuko-rq4qd
    @Kazuko-rq4qd3 ай бұрын

    I tried the wide arm path and now I can give my shoulders a run for their money in the pain department!

  • @unknown-tj3dd
    @unknown-tj3dd Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @tainted_angel1287
    @tainted_angel128711 ай бұрын

    Helpful 🤙

  • @adgeifc
    @adgeifc4 ай бұрын

    This actually works Would take few more days until i get used to it

  • @darkzeus28
    @darkzeus28 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @akeemhimself3742
    @akeemhimself37426 ай бұрын

    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

  • @harshkohli909
    @harshkohli909 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Droid3455
    @Droid34558 ай бұрын

    Well, this explains why my arms got tired before I could even feel my chest working lmao

  • @joshuacruz8300
    @joshuacruz83004 ай бұрын

    Chest was sore when i did this form Means i did it right. Thanks for this tip ❤🔥

  • @jeffquick6871
    @jeffquick68714 ай бұрын

    Natural grip Wil help keep elbows tucked a incorporate more fibers

  • @Aaron-sc8ni
    @Aaron-sc8ni18 күн бұрын

    Sir, can I train upper chest with dumbbell press using this method too?

  • @zaydhassan3554
    @zaydhassan3554 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @neymarco10_ssjgod71

    Жыл бұрын

    Try to not doing push for 2 weeks

  • @Cenot4ph

    @Cenot4ph

    Жыл бұрын

    Made this same mistake

  • @m.w.r.1408

    @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

  • @Shnimberz
    @Shnimberz6 ай бұрын

    What about arching your back and pushing through your heels? Should we only do this for barbell bench press? I'm genuinely curious.

  • @BlondeQtie
    @BlondeQtie Жыл бұрын

    it’s like a push up, just upside down

  • @abs1784
    @abs1784 Жыл бұрын

    Depends on the individual

  • @basilisk5620
    @basilisk5620 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you great advice

  • @jerrylee8855
    @jerrylee885529 күн бұрын

    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....

  • @abcpesco252
    @abcpesco2524 ай бұрын

    Does it apply to incline and decline bumbell sets as well?

  • @yusuflorgat4810
    @yusuflorgat48102 ай бұрын

    Does incline work the same like this?

  • @nickbecerra9580
    @nickbecerra95803 ай бұрын

    Is there anything wrong with going too narrow? My body tends to want to do that

  • @junpurac7575
    @junpurac75759 ай бұрын

    i try dumbbell press chest exercise in the first place but i don't feel my chest hurt

  • @yts3250
    @yts3250 Жыл бұрын

    Hey I still feel a lot of my shoulders beginning work more than my chest could you make other video

  • @wheal2825

    @wheal2825

    Жыл бұрын

    U also have to imagine your chest is doing all the work

  • @rishichauhan86

    @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.

  • @powehi1710
    @powehi171010 ай бұрын

    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

  • @Noscrap909
    @Noscrap9093 ай бұрын

    Correct now do it on a slight decline bench.

  • @meneerpeer7653
    @meneerpeer76534 ай бұрын

    How do you know what weight to use for dumbbell press?

  • @tfromthasix1956

    @tfromthasix1956

    4 ай бұрын

    You start light and go up if the set is too easy. Same applies for any exercise

  • @DNFOOTBALL_EDITZ
    @DNFOOTBALL_EDITZ2 ай бұрын

    thx

  • @idontknow4687
    @idontknow4687 Жыл бұрын

    Should i feel my chest when pushing the weight up or when its coming down and stretching my chest

  • @zavicuh8699

    @zavicuh8699

    Жыл бұрын

    Same cause I don’t feel nun

  • @roshanmenon9792
    @roshanmenon9792 Жыл бұрын

    The last one only I am doing is it correct ?

  • @arshadramsunkar3435
    @arshadramsunkar343511 ай бұрын

    Absolutely right 👍, I see a lot of guys at the gym doing this wrong and pointing their elbows at 90 degrees 🤦‍♂️.

  • @ArcFireX
    @ArcFireX9 ай бұрын

    What could I be doing wrong to feel it in my triceps

  • @AbhishekAashoriya777
    @AbhishekAashoriya777 Жыл бұрын

    Can't lift heavy by doing this for sure... By doing this u will hurt more of your shoulder n tricep

  • @megu6137
    @megu6137 Жыл бұрын

    I was doing this and a trainer comes and 'corrects' my form... these bastards just can't mind their own business

  • @Ize1xv1

    @Ize1xv1

    11 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @mohammedrishan8076

    @mohammedrishan8076

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@iso2123welp as a a beginner.. What am i supposed to do

  • @Noname-ks1bz

    @Noname-ks1bz

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@iso2123noo just tell him to stay away from him

  • @DudemeisterNL

    @DudemeisterNL

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@iso2123douchbag

  • @Human_Head

    @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....

  • @alooabdullah6948
    @alooabdullah69482 ай бұрын

    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

  • @gamingwonderland8706
    @gamingwonderland87063 ай бұрын

    Then what's about brurbell press?

  • @chouaibdjerdi9092
    @chouaibdjerdi9092 Жыл бұрын

    Is this also the same case when doing incline dumbell press

  • @mqrkusbrand5494

    @mqrkusbrand5494

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @DakovP
    @DakovP Жыл бұрын

    Thanks been doing it wrong for months😂

  • @lowlife-hi3zi
    @lowlife-hi3zi2 ай бұрын

    SHOULD I PROTACT AND RETRACT MY SCAPULA?

  • @sigma5979
    @sigma5979 Жыл бұрын

    Exlent

  • @Lifes_a_joke
    @Lifes_a_joke Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @RickmoZamms
    @RickmoZamms Жыл бұрын

    Not wrong. Major difference and no pain

  • @YeahBuddyEz
    @YeahBuddyEz Жыл бұрын

    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)

  • @randulaguruge2801
    @randulaguruge2801 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much..

  • @mddistribution30
    @mddistribution306 ай бұрын

    Which would u say is better for chest, dumb bell bench press or barbell bench press?

  • @abrupt512

    @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?!?”

  • @GMacII
    @GMacII7 ай бұрын

    I messed my shoulder up…and now im here

  • @romanianguy90
    @romanianguy90 Жыл бұрын

    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. 👍

  • @erenyeager4195
    @erenyeager41958 ай бұрын

    Bro i've been doing this without knowing this , i learned this by experience i guess

  • @sweet_pee
    @sweet_pee3 ай бұрын

    Can I do this lying on the floor?

  • @prashantkatharia3310
    @prashantkatharia33109 ай бұрын

    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

    @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

  • @aayushchaurasia2114
    @aayushchaurasia21146 ай бұрын

    I was doing this and someone started telling me how my form is wrong

  • @mohtashamsayed1437
    @mohtashamsayed14379 ай бұрын

    why my tricep is hurting more by doing it like this ?

  • @NaqiRaza
    @NaqiRaza Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @Abdullahi-jz2zq
    @Abdullahi-jz2zq6 ай бұрын

    Can you do it on the floor

  • @Ryan-es5fj
    @Ryan-es5fj Жыл бұрын

    Sean Nalewanjyl said to push them up straight forward

  • @kalosthenosverse

    @kalosthenosverse

    Жыл бұрын

    His path was also a little diagonal

  • @Cenot4ph

    @Cenot4ph

    Жыл бұрын

    Then he's wrong

  • @distinct7883
    @distinct7883 Жыл бұрын

    idk what im doing wrong but i still dont feel it

  • @JoeG71299

    @JoeG71299

    Жыл бұрын

    Keep doing it, focus on mind to muscle connection and eventually you’ll feel it.

  • @IkillPigz

    @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

    @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

  • @eyanmalik3034
    @eyanmalik3034 Жыл бұрын

    Is it applicable for incline and decline dumbbell press too??

  • @adrienwatson2179

    @adrienwatson2179

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes And Barbell benc as well My Que is lats touch triceps Better stability for the push too

  • @eyanmalik3034

    @eyanmalik3034

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adrienwatson2179 thanks bro

  • @throughdude23
    @throughdude2310 ай бұрын

    So the same way you do a proper push-up. Do the pushups before and after and the pump is awesome.

  • @harshitjain7168
    @harshitjain7168 Жыл бұрын

    Dont know what to believe now days

  • @TheHBW44

    @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

    @luffy8550

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHBW44nahh i would say the reduced weight would hamper growth even though though u get the stimulation

  • @ezodragon

    @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

    @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

    @adrienwatson2179

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@luffy8550 Naw Check the form of guys with a big bench Most bigger guys do this

  • @michaelanthony4750
    @michaelanthony47508 ай бұрын

    dyel?

  • @bye3568
    @bye3568 Жыл бұрын

    Sean told us specifically NOT to do it diagonally

  • @rickyjiggens2180

    @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

    @akshayazariah

    Жыл бұрын

    Sean specifies that you shouldn't be pressing it forward diagonally, rather than avoiding diagonal pressing motion completely.

  • @sulamanarshad4595
    @sulamanarshad459510 ай бұрын

    Why everybody is wrong in my gym😢

  • @TheSexy1049
    @TheSexy10492 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing 🙏 Practing😊