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35kg Db flat press at 68kgs good?

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Monday was my chest day and after my workout (about 3-4 chest related excercises) I went for a max and managed to do 35's for 5 reps. Is this good? im 18 and weigh 68kg

Its not bad. Id say its pretty average for someone thats ben working out properly for at least a year. GJDM

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Monday was my chest day and after my workout (about 3-4 chest related excercises) I went for a max and managed to do 35's for 5 reps. Is this good? im 18 and weigh 68kg

its good man good strength for your BW, just keep at it, gradually increase your weight. whats your deadlifts and squats like?

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it could be above avg, or it could be amazing depending on how tired your chest was. after a chest workout i can usually only do (guessing) about 50% of my max. but in any case, benching your weight with dumbells is pretty good :)

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My deadlift max is 140 but my grip strength is terrible since i've damaged and had my fingers dislocated many times. any ideas how to improve it? with squat I always use the squat rack with the resistance bar for safety but I usually do 3 sets of 5 with 170kg on my strength days

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My deadlift max is 140 but my grip strength is terrible since i've damaged and had my fingers dislocated many times. any ideas how to improve it? with squat I always use the squat rack with the resistance bar for safety but I usually do 3 sets of 5 with 170kg on my strength days

decent for your weight bro, only thing i can suggest is straps bro they helped me lift that extra 3-5 reps

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Monday was my chest day and after my workout (about 3-4 chest related excercises) I went for a max and managed to do 35's for 5 reps. Is this good? im 18 and weigh 68kg

There is nothing wrong with this. Throwing around 35 kg dumbbells is a good feat. The issue I have with guys and girls celebrating dumbbell success is that they usually do half reps. I'm not saying this is you but the usual scenario is that the range of motion gets shorter as the weight goes up. You need to get a full stretch at the bottom. Therefore the weight is irrelevant.

Novices like dumbbells because they are easier. In the early days I would concentrate on barbells and make sure the bar hits your chest at the bottom.

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Monday was my chest day and after my workout (about 3-4 chest related excercises) I went for a max and managed to do 35's for 5 reps. Is this good? im 18 and weigh 68kg

There is nothing wrong with this. Throwing around 35 kg dumbbells is a good feat. The issue I have with guys and girls celebrating dumbbell success is that they usually do half reps. I'm not saying this is you but the usual scenario is that the range of motion gets shorter as the weight goes up. You need to get a full stretch at the bottom. Therefore the weight is irrelevant.

Novices like dumbbells because they are easier. In the early days I would concentrate on barbells and make sure the bar hits your chest at the bottom.

This! too many of these in the gym, half form heavy weight alota noise lol

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Monday was my chest day and after my workout (about 3-4 chest related excercises) I went for a max and managed to do 35's for 5 reps. Is this good? im 18 and weigh 68kg

There is nothing wrong with this. Throwing around 35 kg dumbbells is a good feat. The issue I have with guys and girls celebrating dumbbell success is that they usually do half reps. I'm not saying this is you but the usual scenario is that the range of motion gets shorter as the weight goes up. You need to get a full stretch at the bottom. Therefore the weight is irrelevant.

Novices like dumbbells because they are easier. In the early days I would concentrate on barbells and make sure the bar hits your chest at the bottom.

This! too many of these in the gym, half form heavy weight alota noise lol

I'm not trying to turn this into a negative. More just a word of caution. We have all been there of course. :oops:

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with squat I always use the squat rack with the resistance bar for safety but I usually do 3 sets of 5 with 170kg on my strength days

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I do apologise but the underlying point I was trying to convey in that crude and sadistic meme was that judging by the OPs statement of squats and more specifically the professed ability to squat 170kg for 5reps at a bodyweight of 68kgs, be it in a Smith machine or freeweight. While I do not doubt that he can unrack and move the bar, I find it difficult, nay impossible to believe that anyone can attain such a high level of strength in only 7 months to be able to squat 170kgs for 5 reps to at least parallel, which no doubt the OP will claim he does anyway. Therefore it is safe to assume that the squats will be of a poor standard ie not to depth aka half or quarter squats. Consequently, one could be forgiven for thinking that the OP, who does not attain full range of motion on the exercise that requires it most, the squat, will not perform the dumbbell bench press with a full range of motion.

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well in regard to squats I've done sprinting for about 7 years which I like to believe has given me powerful quads from all the plyometric exercises. With the DB press I take the DB's to chest level for each rep. For the deadlift I've changed to an overhand grip and doing a much lighter weight to hopefully develop better grip strength. Also when I do Barbell bench I would usually do 80kg for 3 sets of 8 reps

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":n1h0e5cc]interesting...

i find dumbells much harder for the same weight lifted compared to a barbell...but i do go up and down all the way.

not really sure why you would say they're easier. no way could i do 7 reps of 60kg dumbells, i would probably struggle or not even be able to get 1.

Not saying DBs are easy. Rather that they are "easier to make easier". As I said the range of motion shortens and every week there is a PB on DBs. And everyone gets excited and slaps you on the back. Throw in a some light assistance from your training partner who gives your elbows a push (but he wasn't taking any weight lol). Meanwhile you are not getting any bigger or stronger. :)

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":s0nj5v19]interesting...

i find dumbells much harder for the same weight lifted compared to a barbell...but i do go up and down all the way.

not really sure why you would say they're easier. no way could i do 7 reps of 60kg dumbells, i would probably struggle or not even be able to get 1.

Not saying DBs are easy. Rather that they are "easier to make easier". As I said the range of motion shortens and every week there is a PB on DBs. And everyone gets excited and slaps you on the back. Throw in a some light assistance from your training partner who gives your elbows a push (but he wasn't taking any weight lol). Meanwhile you are not getting any bigger or stronger. :)

I disagree. I think the BB is easier to make easier. You can arch your back easier, bounce the bar off your chest (not condoning this) and the weight is automatically distributed evenly from the moment you lift it.

The DBs tend require you to use other muscles to stabilize them too.

In regards to your alleged squat - if you really are squating that much, at that weight, after that little training, then you should and need to be competing.

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