Yo guys.
I’ve experimented a few times when using DBs as a finisher after my barbell pressing work for chest.
I’ve found that by far the best way to do these - for me. Is to pronated grip on the eccentric portion of the lift, switch to neutral on the concentric/pushing phase. It’s allowed me to use more weight, it’s fun and makes me sore and pumped as hell.
Is there a name for this exercise?
Also have you used it before, if so how effective was it? And if you don’t use it or stopped then why?
Is that like the perfect push-up motion but with dbs? If so, i have tried this. The bottom of my left pec started giving me some odd pain. I assumed it was from trying this, or having bad form on another exercise that doesnt involve my pecs. It did feel pretty good though, i decided to experiment since i do perform perfect pushups as a an end-exercise for chest for explosiveness.
When the feeling in my pec dies down, i will re-add it. I always change up angles and small tweaks when i can.
Twist press?
[quote]RePz wrote:
Is that like the perfect push-up motion but with dbs? If so, i have tried this. The bottom of my left pec started giving me some odd pain. I assumed it was from trying this, or having bad form on another exercise that doesnt involve my pecs. It did feel pretty good though, i decided to experiment since i do perform perfect pushups as a an end-exercise for chest for explosiveness.
When the feeling in my pec dies down, i will re-add it. I always change up angles and small tweaks when i can.[/quote]
Yeah it is the same motion! I forgot about the perfect push-up… lol
I think it’s a pretty over-looked way of hitting the chest, especially for those with dodgy shoulders.
Sounds like the Arnold Press… but lying down.
Yes, I do a version of these, but with a twist. On the upward motion, I literally shrug my shoulders toward my ears. I can feel the upper pecs working when doing this. Then on the way down, I unshrug them as I turn the DB’s to a neutral grip.
[quote]Mr_White wrote:
[quote]RePz wrote:
Is that like the perfect push-up motion but with dbs? If so, i have tried this. The bottom of my left pec started giving me some odd pain. I assumed it was from trying this, or having bad form on another exercise that doesnt involve my pecs. It did feel pretty good though, i decided to experiment since i do perform perfect pushups as a an end-exercise for chest for explosiveness.
When the feeling in my pec dies down, i will re-add it. I always change up angles and small tweaks when i can.[/quote]
Yeah it is the same motion! I forgot about the perfect push-up… lol
I think it’s a pretty over-looked way of hitting the chest, especially for those with dodgy shoulders.[/quote]
My “Strength Training Anatomy” book doesn’t show it with the pronated grip at the start.
They list the neutral grip dumbell press with elbows next to the body as an excellant exercise for people suffering from entrapment syndrome.
key press?
[quote]thekast wrote:
key press?
Na I don’t do it like that at all.
I think a few other posters know what I mean but I’ll take a video of me doing it at some point.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Sounds like the Arnold Press… but lying down.
Yes, I do a version of these, but with a twist. On the upward motion, I literally shrug my shoulders toward my ears. I can feel the upper pecs working when doing this. Then on the way down, I unshrug them as I turn the DB’s to a neutral grip. [/quote]
Sounds like an interesting way of doing it… I feel it a lot in my upper chest anyway even on a flat bench.
I may be misunderstanding here, but are you saying that you neutral grip on the eccentric/lowering portion? If so I neutral grip concentrically on the pushing part.
I think lowering the DB’s as you would with a barbell works best as it’s easier to lower more weight and neutral dumbbell bench press doesn’t seem to do much for me on that portion of the lift.
[quote]thekast wrote:
key press?
Thats not how i do it either, though i wouldnt mind trying this out some time.
I have palms facing towards my ribs, i press up and twist my arms and my palms are facing the normal position in a regular bench press. Then i lower down and twist back to palms facing my ribs. It gives a good squeeze at the top.
I also do different twists on chest flies.