It can be tricky getting dumbbells in place for the regular seated dumbbell press. I do what is I call a seated swinging hammer curl to get the dumbbells in place. It is fine until the dumbbells get up over 60 pounds. At that point, getting the dumbbells in place is trickier than the actual lift.
The standing one arm version is better for heavy sets.
You can use two arms to easily get heavy dumbbells into place. Not even a problem to get 100+ pound dumbbells in place (if you are strong enough to press them). Here’s a short video demonstration showing good technique.
Some people like to pull their upper arms back in line until the dumbbells are facing forward, but I find that this can irritate the shoulder and rotator cuff. Other people suggest lifting with the dumbbells facing each other with their upper arm travelling in front of the […]
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