What makes chest bigger? Bar or dumbells?

[Gitterdun-HS5]

I usually feel that i am using too much arms when i use dumbells so i stick to the bar. If anyone has any factual evidence of which makes your chest bigger then please post.

 

[Eze]

I find that when I use the dumbells I can get a very good stretch at the bottom and a stronger contraction at the top of the press. You are going to be using tri's and front delts no matter when method you use, so when you push try to focus most of your strength to your chest.

 

[0nyx]

i have been using bench for long time.. but it seems the higher in weight i go.. im using 5% chest and mojority or front delts and some triceps... it helps to do what easto said though

with dumbells i felt more in my chest, but it fluctuates

but no i don't have any factual evidence.. just my $.02

 

[In-Human]

Gitterdun-HS5, There is no right or wrong answer here, you need to find what your body responds too, this is probably the most overlooked thing in BBing today, too many trainees try to many things without giving their body a chance to see if it works.

It is like a trial and error thing when we need to find what is best...

 

[huskyguy]

Also try weighted dips, for me they are the best chest exercise.

 

[DADAWG]

Also try weighted dips, for me they are the best chest exercise.

they can wok well if you use a forward tilt on the body , the more upright your technique the more it targets tricep

 

[hornedfrogs07]

Gitterdun-HS5, There is no right or wrong answer here, you need to find what your body responds too, this is probably the most overlooked thing in BBing today, too many trainees try to many things without giving their body a chance to see if it works.

It is like a trial and error thing when we need to find what is best...

Ditto.

I need a combination to make my chest grow, but it took me a long time of trial and error to learn that.

 

[weasel0803]

I like to preexchaust the chest with incline flies before I incline bench. Finish off with weighted dips. Just figured out that my triceps and shoulders take most of the workload on benching and that they tire out before my chest does. So preexhausting works very well for me.

 

[cconnors_us]

I agree that a combonation is needed for best results. I always use dummbbells for incline though. Doesn't bother the shoulders as much.

 

[FATMEXICAN]

weighted dips and dumbells

 

[jcp2]

It is defnately a personal thing, but one think i have noticed is that with a flat bench you stop short of getting a good bottom strectch, mainly because your chest is in the way of the bar. At least that is how i feel, that imo is one of the things that makes incline a little better, you can actually feel your chest stretch more since you are tilted a little, and it makes the actual time your chest is under tension a little longer. This is not something i have read, just an observation i have made throughout time.

 

[Mudge]

Dumbells hit my arms hard, I am tall if it matters.

Chest is one of my better parts and I am a barbell man.

 

[pumpchaser]

Seems there's two groups-many of the best chests are in the first group, those who primarily do standard barbell presses. Then there's the other group, a whole other segment of those who don't get much at all out of it, including me. We find that dumbells, flyes, pulley crossovers are much better. Only trial and error will tell you which group you're in.

 

[DADAWG]

Seems there's two groups-many of the best chests are in the first group, those who primarily do standard barbell presses. Then there's the other group, a whole other segment of those who don't get much at all out of it, including me. We find that dumbells, flyes, pulley crossovers are much better. Only trial and error will tell you which group you're in.

some of the difference can be explained by a persons build or genetics as to whether a barbell targets a persons chest but a persons bench press form can make all the difference in the world as to whether barbells hit their chest hard or not . the grip alone can make a big difference to narrow and its mostly triceps , the wider you go the more chest is involved but the kicker is not to go to wide and lift heavy thats how pec tears happen [ at least in powerlifting ]