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1:33 pm
February 28, 2010
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Jasper
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Could somebody explain to me what the difference is between the bench press and the dumbbell press? Cause I prefer to do the dumbbell press, but is it worse or better than the bench press?
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8:59 pm
March 1, 2010
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Darrin
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Hi Jasper – technically, we might be getting too hung up on names. Think of presses as coming in only two main varieties: horizontal and vertical. Vertical presses are where your arms extend over your head – like an overhead press, military press, Arnold presses, or even handstands. Horizontal presses have your arms going in front and include "bench press", pushups, etc.
You can do horizontal and vertical presses with a barbell or a dumbbell (or machines, or other weighted devices). So a "dumbbell press" could mean horizontal, like a dumbbell bench press, or vertical, like a dumbbell overhead press. Does that help?
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3:41 pm
March 11, 2010
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truparad0x
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I'm going to say dumbbell presses require a bit more stabilizers during the workouts, mainly because the dumbbells aren't connected to each other. Chances are, you can't lift as much with dumbbells as you can with a barbell. I would do both. Barbells one workout, dumbbells the next, going heavier with the barbells.
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1:56 pm
May 12, 2010
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Jasper
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Thanks, both answers help. Both exercises work the same muscles, there's no major differences anyway. Thanks!
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11:00 pm
May 26, 2010
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Cameron
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See my post on 1-arm chest presses, that should help you understand…
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