STOP Doing Dumbbell Press Like This (Most Common Mistake)

The dumbbell press is a great chest exercise to grow your chest, but only if done correctly. This is by far the most common mistake people make with their dumbbell press form. Fix this and you'll get better chest gains with less risk of hurting your shoulders. #shortsvideo #shortsfeed #shortsyoutube #shorts

[seel]

I had trouble for years making gains on barbell bench and felt like my chest was the only thing not growing. Switching to dumbbell bench press and using this form has helped me actually make steady chest gains and I was surprised that my elbows and shoulders felt better too

[csvines]

Did this in my chest routine this morning, man I still feel it 12 hours later definitively works the muscles better!

[Eagle-Striker]

I'm glad that Jeremey raised this point! 

1. Elbow flaring during chest press will destroy your shoulders over time (happened to me). 75-80 degree tuck was not sufficient. 

You can find your ideal position by holding your elbow at a 90 degrees angle (hand facing forward) and then slowly lowering your elbow to your waist while simultaneously pulling your elbow back. Notice that the lower you drop your elbow the farther back your elbow can go. When your elbow is as far back as possible you have found your TARGET launch and landing angle position. This leads me to point two.

2. Elbow flaring during shoulder press and lat pull downs will ALSO destroy your shoulders over time! Keep your elbows in front (not behind your neck or next to your ears). I see way too many people do lat pull-downs (and bar presses) behind the neck which is ABSOLUTE assault on your shoulders.

The reason is due to the rotator cuff muscles and tendons. I shredded my supraspinatus tendons due to them being pinched between the bones because I did not give them enough space due to the two points I mentioned above (cost me 2 years from the gym). Take this shit seriously and train safely if you have any plans of training in the future as you get older.

[christinacoltrane]

Perfect timing because I am about to head to the gym now and my form was incorrect with this exercise!

[no_lft_shft]

I actually tried this today and focused on squeezing at the top and let me tell you how quick 70lbs felt like 120 lol I generally just push weight focusing on form not so much on the squeeze but whew did I have a pump after a few sets of that

[derekj]

Great advice! I see so many people at the gym doing it wrong but I'm hesitant to try to help because last time I tried the person was mad I tried to help them even though what they were doing was risking injury 😕

[TemoteControl]

Is this for real?! Dude your channel is amazing - now to test it and fix my form.

[AaronHolmgren]

woah this could be a game changer for my shoulder pain

[danica]

I have had shoulder injury a day or two after dumbbell chest press doing the wrong way. I will try the latter tonight, hope it will work fine .

[Alex.Geornoiu]

Coach at my gym just said to keep the elbows wide open, it's so difficult to know what to believe in nowadays 😅

[ftmdgds]

that will save your shoulders. for real 👍💪

[StunSM]

It’s also fire to do the press on the floor and pause at the bottom with that same movment, rotating your wrist from bar grip to nuetral on the way down

[denniscastillo]

Perfect timing I was just starting to focus on chest.

[thesakurafanify]

Wish to know this before my shoulder injury 😅

[Breadman-kd]

Love it when I watch a video, and is already doing what the video is showing.

[potapotapotapotapotapota]

yeah whichever allows you to get your elbows as far behind you as possible

[abdullahwisal]

Please! Make more like this (how to..) videos

[OtgCruz]

Imagine dumbbell presses like the incline press machine, slight angle on the handles

[mfilipe]

Yep, this is the correct to do presses, elbows in and little to no assist of shoulders or triceps and 100% of chest muscle

[markssuubibukenya]

Wooow this had added alot to my fellow members who mess alot