DB Bench Press Amnesia

Bigger Stronger Leaner Competitive Bodybuilding
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I was doing 10X3 flat db presses today when I realized I had forgotten how I used to get the db’s in position. The db movements I have used lately have been incline presses as well as decline presses, but it has been a while since I have lifted heavy with db’s on the flat bench. I know on the incline I get in position and kick the db’s back from my knees and the decline I normally have someone hand me the db’s, but I cannot remember exactly my method for getting them in place on the flat.

This is extremely odd asking for advice on something that has, up until today been second nature for me. Any tips are appreciated, and has anyone had experience randomly forgetting something such as this? Thanks.

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I sit down with the dumbells restling on my knees and then roll back without changing my body position at all (keep body stiff in sitting position, but roll onto back). Never seen anyone do it another way, but my dumbells aren’t all that heavy

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I kick them up off my knees just like you explain you do with your inclines, then carefully lay down.

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Insane clip GHF. I laughed out loud at that.

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I use 110’s, I kick them up. I’ve had the occasional mishap

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

Good lord.

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I sit down with the dumbbells on my thighs, lie down with the bells in a neutral position over my chest, swing my arms out into position and then lift. Never had a problem yet…

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I really should be doing it the safer way, I’ve just always kicked them up and habits are hard to break.

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As others have mentioned you should kick them up from your knees.

Notice they said knees and not the thighs.

If you try to kick them up from your thighs you wont have the leverage to get the heavier DB up.

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I lay back quickly and bring them up as I lay down, pretty much like everyone else is describing. On My first couple sets I also usually get an awsome amount of popping down my spine. I have, a time or two had to “bail out” though because I was off balance and about to fall with a couple of 120’s in my hands.

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Last week I kicked it up, and it just kept going and ended up crashing on the floor behind me… It was embarassing. The worst was this really hot girl was standing right behind me doing curls, which, now that I think about it is probably why I messed up in the first place.

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

I gotta get me a pair of those pants.

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There will probably be those who say they hate em, but I got a pair of the gym approved power hooks because I workout by myself at home and I am not sorry I did. Especially with my trick left shoulder. Huge help.

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I appreciate the insight. The methods described above is the way I have been bringing them up in the past, however, for some reason yesterday I guess I was overthinking something that had previously been second nature. Maybe it was quite simply that the 100’s didn’t feel as light as they have in the past.

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[quote]Go heavy fool wrote:

That’s fine for the warm up sets, but what about when you start using heavy dumbells? (dripping with sarcasm)