Preference for Chest Workout-Barbell or Dumbbell

[Admin]

What is your preference when it comes to training your chest, flat and incline, is it barbell or dumbbell or do you switch them up?

 

[Grunta]

Barbell
DBs for flys only.

 

[Shrek]

Dips

 

[Neddysmith]

I do both Flat and incline in the week, currently doing BB but I do change it around and use DB as well.

 

[Goosey]

DB's

There are also some really good bio-mechanically correct chest-press machines.

i think a good machine needs to have a converging movement and the handles need to be angled like this: ( \ )Rather than like this: ( | ) or this : ( / ).. Or this ( — )

 

[El Testicle]

DB for flat bench as a preference, but have started incorporating more barbell on the flat. Just find DBs easier on my shoulder.

 

[ink81]

BB always for flat, mix Incline up with BB and DB

 

[StrungOut]

Barbell for flat, DB for flat and incline. Find it to much of a pain in the arse to use a barbell for incline in my power rack

 

[judgey]

Never barbell, as soon as I incorporate barbell flat bench my shoulders start playing up, instead:

Incline - DB
Flat - Hammer Strength Press (I just find it a safer option and much easier on my shoulders than barbell)

Otherwise, dips.

 

[Felixflex]

barbell flat bench, incline dumbbell bench

 

[Headley]

BB for the flat bench for me. Will have to start doing some incline flies soon though with some DBs

 

[Mckim]

BB always for flat, mix Incline up with BB and DB

Yep I do the same.

 

[Undercover]

Cable cross overs, holding the tension at the end of each rep for 5 seconds. Squeeze those tits.

 

[Shrek]

Why do Kunce try to mimic a press when doing cake cross overs.? If ya wanna bench then bench. Kunce drive me batty.

 

[Goosey]

Why do Kunce try to mimic a press when doing cake cross overs.? If ya wanna bench then bench. Kunce drive me batty.

What you mean?

 

[Shrek]

They stand virtually upright and press the handles rather than using a fly motion where the arms come across the chest. So the are essentially doing s standing press. The main function of the pecs is to bring the arms across the body, that's the point of the exercise. Kunce.

 

[Grunta]

Agree, but there are a few variations of the cable cross over, having said that I believe it's a fly not a press.

 

[Neddysmith]

[MENTION=895]Shrek[/MENTION]; i get what you mean, the starting oosition for them will be with arm bent at 90 deg basically exactly the same as you would if you benching dbs, wheras the cable cross over you would generally start with your arms stretched out or with a slight bend and squeeze your pecs throughout the movement knstead of oressing the cables.

 

[Rugby88]

Will do mainly flat bench or incline bench - putting starting to add abit more DB work back in now.

 

[drake]

I alternate between these 2 routines each time:

1:
BB flat bench
DB flies (flat)

2:
DB incline
DB flies (flat)

Works well for me as part of my full body workout.