Author Topic: Whats your Max dumbbell press (Read 30981 times)

mesmorph78 · « **on:** April 22, 2011, 02:22:52 AM »

In contrast to goudys bench thread
What's your max dumbbell press
Mine
160 10 reps flat
Could go heavier but that's the heaviest dumbbell in my gym

local hero · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2011, 02:25:26 AM »

135 8 reps.... im so shit at pressing, its embarrassing!

Steve Namat · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2011, 02:26:22 AM »

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2011, 02:54:05 AM »

Quote from: local hero on April 22, 2011, 02:25:26 AM

135 8 reps.... im so shit at pressing, its embarrassing!

That's good weight man

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2011, 02:56:10 AM »

Quote from: Steve Namat on April 22, 2011, 02:26:22 AM

Great press great form
I say dumbbell presses are harder and more benificial for working chest
What do you think?

Steve Namat · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2011, 03:02:38 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 02:56:10 AM

Great press great form
I say dumbbell presses are harder and more benificial for working chest
What do you think?

Thank you!

I think exactly the same. I'm almost always doing one exercise with barbell but when I'm LAZY I do another exercise with barbell or on a machine instead of the dumbbells... LOL!

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2011, 03:11:46 AM »

I think initially the barbell press is good but after you put on good muscular size
It becomes dangerous for the shoulders... I only bench ocassionally

local hero · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2011, 03:20:28 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 02:54:05 AM

That's good weight man

i look like i should be handling 160+... regularly showed up by much smaller dudes

Deicide · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2011, 04:55:57 AM »

10lbs for 3 reps, maybe 4 if I struggle.

DK II · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2011, 04:59:21 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 02:22:52 AM

In contrast to goudys bench thread
What's your max dumbbell press
Mine
160 10 reps flat
Could go heavier but that's the heaviest dumbbell in my gym

Do i get this right, you press 160x10 and Steve Namat presses 170x9?

chaos · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:24:24 AM »

Quote from: DK II on April 22, 2011, 04:59:21 AM

Do i get this right, you press 160x10 and Steve Namat presses 170x9?

One is a juicer and the other eats a piece of licorice and some Jamaican food........

mass243 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:27:43 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 02:22:52 AM

In contrast to goudys bench thread
What's your max dumbbell press
Mine
160 10 reps flat
Could go heavier but that's the heaviest dumbbell in my gym

You must be HUUUUUGE

The Italian Lifter · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:31:35 AM »

24 kilos dumbells x 8, 9 on a lucky day

mass243 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:36:21 AM »

Brutal 88 pounders for 12 currently

- of course could do more but next dumbbells at my gym are 132 lbs

(past is past and deserves no bragging

)

Epic thing is I hammer curl same dumbbells I press

Deicide · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:41:01 AM »

The best I ever did was 110lbs for 5 but I am way below that now. I was an eating machine back then and all I did was eat and train.

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:44:09 AM »

Quote from: DK II on April 22, 2011, 04:59:21 AM

Do i get this right, you press 160x10 and Steve Namat presses 170x9?

Can press heavier but no access to heavier bells

Per Se · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:51:30 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 02:22:52 AM

In contrast to goudys bench thread
What's your max dumbbell press
Mine
160 10 reps flat
Could go heavier but that's the heaviest dumbbell in my gym

good stuff...what weight do the dumbells go up to at your gym?

Neptune100 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:51:54 AM »

Dumbell
130x6-8 reps

Barbell
295x6-8 reps

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:53:46 AM »

Quote from: Per Se on April 22, 2011, 05:51:30 AM

good stuff...what weight do the dumbells go up to at your gym?

Only 160
What are the heaviest db in body works
I don't think they go heavier

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2011, 05:54:49 AM »

Quote from: Neptune100 on April 22, 2011, 05:51:54 AM

Dumbell
130x6-8 reps

Barbell
295x6-8 reps

Good numbers man

Per Se · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:04:36 AM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on April 22, 2011, 05:53:46 AM

Only 160
What are the heaviest db in body works
I don't think they go heavier

171 or 172 or something ridiculous I think. All the dumbells are in pounds, but when he made them up a lot of the poundages were slightly out, so there's 88, 93 etc all over the place.

Can't you get the owner to get some new ones?

So why do u feel benching is dangerous for shoulders?
How often do u bench?

gh15 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:21:51 AM »

Quote from: DK II on April 22, 2011, 04:59:21 AM

Do i get this right, you press 160x10 and Steve Namat presses 170x9?

both hormonized,,one lie about it ...jamaican boy,,other honest about it...hungarian boy

in any case mine is 200lb for reps ,,but you will learn that at the end of the day it doesnt matter barbell,,dumbell,, smith,,hammer,, if the chest is geneticaqly strong it will blow up thicken and get fuller no matter what you do as long as apply resistant training with heavy weight respectivly to what you yourself need

gh15 approved

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:26:34 AM »

Ive asked him ...always say he will but ... never does

I used to love benching I was quite fixated on getting a big bench
i used hate db presses because I couldn't go as heavy as i could with bench
but love a challenge so i kept at db presses
as you get bigger I find bench is for your shoulders.
i do them probably once every 4 months
right now Im trying to master another chest exersise i used to hate incline barbell presses
so my chest routine yesterday looked like this

incline barbell presses 135 2 sets 20 reps
225 - 10 -12 reps
315 - 6- 8 reps

flat dumbell presses
110 - 15 reps
130 12 reps
160 - 8 reps

then machine presses and flyes
moderate session Im learning now not to go all out EVERY session

adrain · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:28:25 AM »

150x15 I've hit 200x6 before back in west Texas, but gym now only has the 150lbs. I'd like to feel the 200s again see if I can hit 8+

Meso_z · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:32:04 AM »

100x7