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Bench press vs Dumbell press

Devon · 2006-01-01 05:45:40

Can anyone in the know shed light on what the advantages/disadvantages would be for these 2 exercises and the differences in results? Thanks guys.

01-01-2006 5:45am

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Devon

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Can anyone in the know shed light on what the advantages/disadvantages would be for these 2 exercises and the differences in results? Thanks guys.

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#2 01-01-2006 1:12pm

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Db press is generally harder as it works more of your stabiliser muscles, which in turn will give a more defined look. I generally mix the two up by doing bench for three weeks then two weeks of db press

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#3 03-01-2006 8:50am

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Yeah, you can lift more weight on the bench, as it takes less balance and stabilizers muscles as mentioned by emmet.

Many people feel that the dumbell press is a better lift than the bench, as it allows for more natural movement and range of motion, and a better stretch at the end.

Obviously both have there place in any workout plan as neither could really be clearly better than the other.

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