Ralphy

Hey guys,

I am a bit concerned about my form whilst performing Incline DB presses.

When you push the DB's up, is it better to push straight up overhead or make the two DB's hit each other at the top?

I ask because I have seen both techniques used, but wondered which is of better form????

thx

BIG-UNC

i get a better squeeze at the top when they touch each other mate!!!!

but most times i dont go right to the top come back down when im three quarters of the way up keeps the stress on the muscle continuosly

wicked pumps too

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Majesticpower

Its fine to make them touch at the top to get a full contraction however do not let them slam.

Its all about control.

MP.

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Ironman

I dont let them touch at the top - anything past perpendicular to the floor at the top and the strain is taken away from the pec. But just do what feels good to you.

John

It really does my head in when i hear dumbells crashing and clanging together. as far as im aware, if they come fully together you are taking the contraction of the muscle, ive read lots of times its meant to be all the way down and on the way up stop just before they touch.

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BL1

You should be able to feel the contraction so do what you prefer/find easiest/can feel the most !!!

Personally, when i do this exercise I bring them close together but not touching, as MP said.....controlled !!!

Ralphy

Thx guys, your info taken on board.

I've seen many people bang the DB's together & thought this can't be right as there seems to be little control at the top. Simply resting the weights against each other, rather than controllling the weight & holding for 1-2 secs for a nice contraction. I then tried this method & this didn't feel any good to me, quality of work seemed poor.

Last night I changed my method by pushing straight up at shoulder width and this forced me to control the weight & felt much better.

I guess the key here is to make sure one is simply in control of the weight at all times, whether letting the DB's touch each other or not.
Think, i'll press the weight up leaving a slight gap in between the DB's in the future though.

Once again thx for your help folks.

Ralphy

RAIKEY

for me this feels a lot better ....try this...........

push the rep up, and as it reaches the point where you'd stop,(just before lock out)....bring them as closely together as poss,WITHOUT touching them,...

its the old tension theory i know ,...but it gives an decent feeling,

rather than just Urrrghhh to the top, "clank! then back down.....

its all bout control, and being consious of each rep,.....




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lol @ me!!! i just bothered to read your last post dude !!!, you already had the answers!!!

let us know the difference you feel eh???

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Ralphy

Cheers Raikey,

Will let you know in due course.

big pete

ditto,

but its down to personal preferance

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hackskii

Bump this, there is a small amount of relaxation when they touch so I always felt it was important for them to never touch.

Me myself I would say not to let them touch.

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Majesticpower

I know, you know when you hear clanging there is absolutely no control there.

Sorry i should have cleared up my thoughts on this, as it comes second nature to me now.

But whenever your doing dumbell presses you should really take advantage of squeezing your pecs at the top of the contraction. This is why they are never relaxed during a set as tension is constantly on.

Bringing them together at the top for me is about showing control, they dont even have to touch but skim. Bringing them in as close as possible without the dredded 'clanging' onto of the added stress of you squeezing your pecs makes dumbells one of the best chest building excercises we have.

Again appologies for not clearing my thoughts sooner, i just naturally assumed everyone kept tension at all times by squeezing at the top of the positive part of the excercise.

If you dont, you will be surprised at how much more pumped you will be at the end of your sets, and with it in time the added growth from your chest.

MP.

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