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Originally Posted by bronco67
I've been stuck on 205 as my working set for a few weeks. I usually put up about 8 reps when I'm at my strongest. That would translate into a 225 bench for about 3 or 4 reps, but I want to wait until I can do a good sized set before moving up to 2 plates.
But I've recently discovered that I'm very strong on dumbbell incline(35%) benching. I do it after my flat bench, and can do multiple sets of 85's x 6 reps with pushups in between sets.
I struggle with the barbell, but become a beast when I reach the dumbbells. Could it be that my BB work is my warmup for the dumbbells?
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Im the same way when it comes to barbell vs DB. with Dumbells you end up using more of your delts vs barbell where it keeps the pressure evenly distributed across your chest. Make sure your form is on point too, everyone's biomechanics are different. I find that if i dont bring my chest up to my neck while benching i do not activate all my chest muscle fibers.