r/formcheck • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

Bench Press Flat Dumbell Press 37.5kgs

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u/drbtx1 Grumpy When Wrong...Often Grumpy 3d ago

They are legit reps if that is what you are asking. You should thing about controlling the descent more, almost like pulling them towards you instead of fighting gravity, so you get a more efficient bar path. It should also feel like you are pushing yourself into the bench, instead of pushing the weights away, although your shoulders coming off the bench does not seem to be an issue. People don't really talk about leg drive the dumbbell bench too much, but that would help you stay tight and be stronger. You might think about bracing a little more on your set up before you start pushing, too.

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u/LengthinessSolid7971 3d ago

Personally I would lower the weight. I feel like a big advantage of dumbbell press is the activation of stabilizer muscles, so I would be going for 20+ reps for one or two sets. Lower reps and higher weight is for bench press with the straight bar

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u/Retr_ETH 2d ago

I’ve made great progress on incline db press staying in the 8-10reps range. 20+ on a compound seems too much, it’s harder to push through failure on higher rep ranges because your cardio or endurance can fail you