What do yall think is better, Barbell or Dumbell chest presses

[Kings County]

bout to buy this barbell weight set for the crib for like 250 bench + weights

but if i could just cop some dumbbells for cheaper that would be cool too

which gives you better gains

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

For a while I hated barbells because my shytty form was giving me injuries. Harder to mess up on DBs.

But if you get your form right, and you have the body for it, I think BB is better. You can't go up 2.5lb a side on DBs, plus you don't have to set it up as much.

Just make sure you get a setup that will let you protect your neck

 

[AJW]

I would say barbell from personal experiences. I find it very hard to stimulate muscules with most dummbell exercises to be honest, however I know some dudes are the opposite and only feel the benefit with dumbbells.

 

[semtex]

Both are good. Keep both of them in your routine. Dumbbells are more difficult but that doesn't really mean db bench is better. Barbell has the edge in being a less limited exercise. Once you get to a certain point with dumbbell bench, getting the damn things set up is harder than the exercise. That's not the case with barbell bench, far more simple.

 

[Adam3000]

http://www.ironmaster.com/Spotting-stand.html#.VAI8nnrn_Fo

This idea with a better engineering design could be a lifesaver for dumbell lovers.

Too bad this one is so poorly designed. I could sketch up something better in 30 minutes

 

[ChrisDorner]

Too bad this one is so poorly designed. I could sketch up something better in 30 minutes

then do it and make you some money nikka

 

[Adam3000]

then do it and make you some money nikka

Sure. Lemme go ahead and get my engineering degree, draw up a business plan, source funding, and start a fitness equipment business real quick. Be on the lookout for your new dumbell rack stands sometime around January 2020.



Product manufacturing goes well beyond concept design. Me drawing something on a piece of paper makes me exactly $0. Even if I pitched a design to an existing manufacturer what would stop them from just designing their own, since I would not own the intellectual property for anything but my own design?

 

[ChrisDorner]

Sure. Lemme go ahead and get my engineering degree, draw up a business plan, source funding, and start a fitness equipment business real quick. Be on the lookout for your new dumbell rack stands sometime around January 2020.



Product manufacturing goes well beyond concept design. Me drawing something on a piece of paper makes me exactly $0. Even if I pitched a design to an existing manufacturer what would stop them from just designing their own, since I would not own the intellectual property for anything but my own design?

 

[Momentum]

You should do both. DB's give you more control to get a good contraction, and of course barbell you can lift more.

 

[Formerly known as...]

Dumbbell personally, I have never been great with barbell!

 

[k5banga]

I use both at the same time, I do a set on bench then pick up the dumbbells and hit a set with them, going back n forth on flat bench and incline like that

 

[Kal El]

http://www.ironmaster.com/Spotting-stand.html#.VAI8nnrn_Fo

This idea with a better engineering design could be a lifesaver for dumbell lovers.

Too bad this one is so poorly designed. I could sketch up something better in 30 minutes

then do it and make you some money nikka

Sure. Lemme go ahead and get my engineering degree, draw up a business plan, source funding, and start a fitness equipment business real quick. Be on the lookout for your new dumbell rack stands sometime around January 2020.



Product manufacturing goes well beyond concept design. Me drawing something on a piece of paper makes me exactly $0. Even if I pitched a design to an existing manufacturer what would stop them from just designing their own, since I would not own the intellectual property for anything but my own design?

@ this exchange

 

[River_trey]

I would say BB since your goal is overall mass and hypertrophy. You will be able to push much more weight on the BB. However just from a bodybuilding perspective DB's are excellent for evenly sculpting the chest when done correctly.

 

[Bboystyle]

I do DB's. I learned proper form and control using Dumbbell's and for some reason i feel more resistance using them

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

Recently switched to DB and I like them a lot better. Greater range of motion and allow for more flexibility; for example, I typically will turn my wrists so they face each other at the top of each rep to work the middle of my chest. Also, I feel far less stress on my shoulders with DB. Harder to setup though, and harder to do drop sets with.