In fact, last week, I found that even though I had not done tried 100 - lb
Dumbbell Press since June, I was still able to match my all - time personal best of 3 Reps.
Not exact matches
The main benefit of using
dumbbells is that it requires you to engage a greater number of muscles compared to the barbell and machine variant and actually activates the lower fibers of the chest
press better than a barbell
press —
since your hands are free to move across your body when you use
dumbbells, the lower pecs get a better workout.
You've probably tried to push your upper pecs to grow with the help of incline barbell /
dumbbell presses, incline cable flies and similar machine exercises, but
since you're reading this article, we can assume that you're doing some wrong.
I've used the laterals separate from
dumbbell shoulder
presses, but the routine you described seems to make
since.
I have
since switched to
Dumbbell Presses or Band Military
Presses.
* The primary function of the pecs is horizontal adduction of the humerus (bringing your upper arm across the front of your body), and
dumbbell presses offer a superior range of motion through this function
since the hands and arms can be brought together rather than being locked onto a fixed bar.
Im saying this because in the summer i try to get my upper body stronger but i don't know if i should do this
since often time the workout i do are anaerobic (like push ups, exercises with
dumbbells, bench
press etc...).