Incline Dumbbell Press BETTER | Targeting The Muscle Series

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@theveryplumdarcey Жыл бұрын

"There are many right answers" Dr Mike is clearly a Doctor of philosophy too.

@theveryplumdarcey Жыл бұрын

@@ShermanKyle Oh thank you.

@ensnaredbyflesh1030 Жыл бұрын

Literally what PhD means in fact

@theveryplumdarcey Жыл бұрын

@@ensnaredbyflesh1030 Indeed

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

@@ShermanKyle Hey! Thanks for the props! - Dr. Mike

@ShermanKyle Жыл бұрын

@@RenaissancePeriodization you do great work doc!

@markwilson46 Жыл бұрын

Dr. Mike continues the "it depends" series and I LOVE IT!

@Shvabicu Жыл бұрын

After a couple years of lifting I intuitively understood it's mostly autoregulation and not what all those instagram form police channels show

@Devil-ig7kl Жыл бұрын

@@Shvabicu exactly and all of the excercise are good.....

@TheExplosiveCandy Жыл бұрын

@@Shvabicu to o

@catedoge3206 21 күн бұрын

yuh

@stujacks88 Жыл бұрын

"I am a freight train of stability and strength" is my daily mantra

@m_js5709 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@t1nna885 3 ай бұрын

what does this mean

@Tomyum19 2 ай бұрын

@@t1nna885IT MEANS HES A TRAIN!!! 🚂

@David_99778 2 ай бұрын

@@Tomyum19 😂😂

@pdannysan13 2 ай бұрын

Freight train or fright train? Cause it wasn't clear to me. ;)

@zamin_ali Жыл бұрын

I'm in my 40s and never worked out in a gym in my life. I started watching your Channel and started going to the gym. Watching these types of videos that you put out has helped me to know what to do while at the gym. I appreciate this type of content, thank you. 👍🤘🙏

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

Amazing, keep up the work! - Dr. Mike

@CredibleHulk10 Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful!

@matthewbusse1059 Жыл бұрын

Just started doing this a few weeks ago with 25's, the stretch and activation is awesome. The small guys doing 75's next to me keep giving me funny looks

@akmal94ibrahim Ай бұрын

I started working out at the gym 2 months ago and for the past few weeks, have been watching Dr Mike's videos the day before I do my workouts, just to remind myself of the form, the tips and for motivation. Doing chest tomorrow

@amirianozakwano Ай бұрын

@@matthewbusse1059 Shouldn't bother about what others are thinking or even what weight they are doing. You do you, set a progress goal and work towards it. Be the strongest version of yourself. Not the strongest dude in the gym. Never try to ego lift. Little by little, you will reach your goal.

@devonwallace4186 8 ай бұрын

You know he’s legit when he’s say “ there are multiple variations”. That was it for me. Because there is no one specific way to do any movement. So many people with different sizes and shapes. Not everybody will conduct movements the same way. As long as you’re getting a good contraction, and feeling the specific muscle you’re targeting. Good video

@ifly211 Жыл бұрын

I love this series. It’s giving me the confidence to try things that work for me instead of years of doing “perfect form” someone else’s way

@wadzilla3711 Ай бұрын

The shoulder blade tip really helped me. I identify with your cauliflower ear Dr. Mike. 52 years old and BJJ keeps me young!

@jonasw2935 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, there is so much to learn. Please never stop this series :)

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

Well I hope we can keep them cranking, but there are only so many exercises! - Dr. Mike

@corrysmith6109 Жыл бұрын

Liked for you being so knowledgeable and not being stuck in the mindset that one thing works best for everyone I hate people who think like that.

@l33tarded60 Жыл бұрын

Tried this today and I've never felt my upper chest stretch like that. Thanks doc, just when I thought I knew it all, you never cease to amaze!

@mattcarlson1052 Жыл бұрын

This is already my favorite chest exercise, and I think I'm going to like it even more after I incorporate the tips I learned in this video. Thanks!

@theswede5402 Жыл бұрын

This has become one of my fave chest exercises for sure.

@David_99778 2 ай бұрын

Yeaa frr same for me

@Mary-yi6hx Жыл бұрын

Thanks again! I've been doing seated dumbbell work at 15 degrees in addition to Incline Bench at 30 degrees, and standing Arnold. I feel inspired to try my seated dumbbell at a different angle for the sake of my shoulders since my delts are so well covered.

@narendrasonkar2388 Жыл бұрын

Genius Dr. Mike 😇.. thank you for improving our training daily/ regularly 🙏

@tamamalosi 4 ай бұрын

Not only outlines the exercise parameters and benefits, but makes it patently clear that it is what works best for your body that works best. Excellent advice. Love it. 💪😎.

@jjohns17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video! I tend to retract my shoulder blades on this exercise and I've always thought my technique was off. Can't wait to apply this and see if my technique and feeling cleans up!

@nightingalelaurence6092 Жыл бұрын

Everytime i watch a video, i learn new stuff. You are a blessing!!

@PaulieHo Жыл бұрын

Mans giving me a top tier kinesthesiology lecture in a faygo shirt. Words cannot describe how much I love this channel. Appreciate the knowledge--as always!

@thedestroiagymlog6461 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dr Mike. I focussed on the bottom stretch and felt my pectoralis minor activate more during my five rep strength training. It was truly stimulating!

@thecrab3544 Жыл бұрын

Was literally doing these yesterday and thought about Dr. Mike doing a video and I open up to this today. It’s like he knew 👀😳

@Sam-pr6oe Жыл бұрын

So glad to see the scapula section, keeping my shoulder blades locked and pinched wasn’t only fucking with my stability, it was irritating the front of my shoulder as I wasn’t letting them get in their strongest position, down and out (as opposed to down and in)

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, it's a common carryover from barbell pressing that doesn't ... carry over! - Dr. Mike

@NieLL1 Жыл бұрын

yeah me too, I tried inclined DB pressing yesterday and kept getting weird clicks on my shoulder, very annoying. Now I know why! Thanks Dr. Mike

@marlonrodney2457 6 ай бұрын

This is excellent. Just tonight I implemented the step of not retracting my shoulder blades, and the dumbbell press hit my upper chest so much better.

@danielcruzado9354 Жыл бұрын

This vid came out right on time for my upper pec training. Thanks Dr. Mike!

@JimmyR83 Жыл бұрын

Hey bro start doing some drop sets if you aren’t already. I bust out the 80s for 10-12 then immediately grab the 35s and try to blast out 20 if you can. It’s making my chest grow like crazy

@ggeessttaalltt 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the solid info and sense of humor. Giving these a shot tonight cause my upper chest is lagging with just flat bench. Great video!

@Liveeachdaytothefullest 4 күн бұрын

I'm learning so much from this channel than from all the personal trainers I had in my life.

@ascendedmaster1126 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this one. Thanks Doc!

@vishalshah1363 Жыл бұрын

Loved this. I was retracting my shoulder blades which was causing the exact issue the Dr. Mike described here. Can't wait to try incline DB press again and feel my upper chest fire up.

@hetfieldjohn9844 Жыл бұрын

this is some actual real advice, i have been going to the gym for about 1,5 years give or take and Dr mike is the only one that says, "try a bunch of stuff" and see how it feels, this is as legit as it can get

@Nunyabiz187 11 ай бұрын

Mike has helped me lift so much better. Thank you RP

@nataliagilbertson5415 Жыл бұрын

I needed this today, great video Dr Mike!!

@motechacademy1681 11 ай бұрын

Best advice iv ever heard regarding training chest. Which is something I really have struggle with activating .

@andythousand345 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips Dr Mike. I had to do incline dumbbell pressing today and I noticed the difference immediately. Thanks Doc.

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

Excellent! - Dr. Mike

@maxklein8518 Жыл бұрын

Shoulder - Chest - Traps section looking real good Mike 🎯🙌

@alfiemarie 9 ай бұрын

i love the music and the transitions

@leecourtney1225 Жыл бұрын

Been struggling with shoulder pain from a previous boxing injury (rotator cuff tear)when I do any horizontal press for years (weirdly which even physio's are unsure why OH is way easier) and found that switching dumbbells for kettle bells has not only really helped (I suspect due to the leverage of the KB promoting a degree of external rotation) also allows for a super deep stretch. Would love to get Dr. Mike's view on this, as has been a game changer for me in promoting 'correct form' whilst understanding the differences in human structure mean that its actually slightly and even wildly different from person to person(you wouldn't believe how wide this short guy has to have his feet when squatting to connect, get depth and avoid knee pain)

@joebob9725 Жыл бұрын

Good tips as always! Thanks Dr Mike!

@MattFeelGood Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr. Mike! Great series for review

@dylanjones4621 Жыл бұрын

Great vid Mike, will incorporate some of these tips in my next session 🙌

@ped5906 2 ай бұрын

Great video (pace, content with explanations)! Thank you.

@Tenzordk Жыл бұрын

"different variations of awesome" positiv and inspirational quote of the year.

@ataraxical6694 Жыл бұрын

Incline dumbbell is one of my favorites. Amazing SFR personally

@chrismckenzie898 Жыл бұрын

Literally perfect. Thanks, great video

@SenpaiTorpidDOW Жыл бұрын

God this is such an amazing series. Thanks a bunch!

@bultvidxxxix9973 Жыл бұрын

Being tall may make it easier to put your feet on the ground, but it also makes it harder to get into a Lamborghini.

@namelessdeath Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have always had the issue of not feeling my chest during my bench press until I saw this video particularly the Elbow Angle. I'm one of few people who have to tuck in their elbow to feel the chest (I can barely feel my chest in a 45-60 degree elbow position and I can't feel my chest at all beyond 60 degree)

@tommyshwe7077 9 ай бұрын

Great video👍 I like it how you encourage people to experiment with different variations because one size does not fit all.

@macinead7 Жыл бұрын

Mike is just a legend. Funny without being funny. 🤣 Need more of these. Bible of technique

@Henry-yi4rg 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr.Mike. I am watching and putting it to practice in the Caribbean island of St.Lucia

@Neophema 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, Mike. I did these today at the gym, and I haven't really before. My triceps tired out way before my chest did, so I'll try the stretch method next time.

@denoffitness3379 Жыл бұрын

Wow. What an amalgamation of knowledge and humor.

@tomjaap2933 Жыл бұрын

good timing I was just adding this exercise

@nogheadz4987 Жыл бұрын

Intro was siiiiick. RIP scott the video guy…. So sad he hear he passed Edit: it has come to my attention that Scott the video guy may still be alive

@WildAsDaTaliban Жыл бұрын

Where did you hear that?

@d3nd3nd3nd3n 10 ай бұрын

Great tips - thanks for sharing! Would love more dumbbell specific exercises as I don't have access to a gym..

@delltross1721 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr. Mike. Incline DB Press has never worked super well for me, but I'll give it another shot with these tips

@chaoctic7278 Ай бұрын

How did it work out brotha❤

@theomanos3760 9 ай бұрын

Thankyou for this video. I need to try these variations. I have trouble getting my shoulders to grow especially with the width of my shoulders from lateral raises.

@CynicalWarlock Жыл бұрын

Best video on incline pressing I've seen yet.

@helix3955 Жыл бұрын

I swear these always come out at the perfect time

@mattyfresh101 11 ай бұрын

Another amazing video. Thank you.

@GrindSzn7 2 ай бұрын

Trying this on Sunday thanks a bunch !!!

@charliehaskell1926 Жыл бұрын

Wow this is a humbling experience. Pressing half the weight now. Would love one of these for the lat prayer

@ryanoloan4417 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr Mike. You're awesome 👍

@earlgrey1 Жыл бұрын

These series are Great, thanks

@giannil2498 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, sick and tired of folks half repping their incline dumbbell presses, not even touching the chest.

@JoshBenware Жыл бұрын

Yes, I worry so much about other people too!

@giannil2498 Жыл бұрын

@@JoshBenware i don't care about how other people train, I care about misinformation spreading. Some influencer will say "only go down to 90 degrees otherwise you'll injure your shoulders" and bunch of clueless people will start doing it and preaching it

@timmian85 Жыл бұрын

I think its good that other people dont get any gainz, makes me look bigger.

@Ryry-ig6sn Жыл бұрын

Everyone's biomechanics are different, so what works for someone might not work as well for someone else 🙄🥲😉

@rossnicolson4615 Жыл бұрын

Can you explain how continuing to internally rotate at the shoulder past the point of full pec lengthening in order to touch the chest would result in more pec growth?

@Thegentlegoon 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I had my first proper chest workout in a looooong time. I started going to the gym consistently over the past few months doing barbell and dumbbell presses but hardly ever felt the pump or soreness. 6 hours after my workout i could already feel soreness starting, now 21 hours after the work out the soreness is super there. I’m afraid what the next 24 hours bring hahaha. Looking forward to these gains.

@shack7631 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Very informative.

@SuperhumanUnchained Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for the upload

@koreyg8552 Жыл бұрын

For me limiting the amount of arch and shoulder retraction has worked a lot. I seen Eugene teo talk about not arching and kind of keeping a flat back ( flat bench) and letting your shoulders actually go forward a bit and that’s helped me feel chest more than the standard arch your back pinch your shoulder blades back throughout

@williamlezotte7954 9 ай бұрын

Same here

@neosanking1388 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr Mike. dumbbell incline is King for developing Upper / Middle chest.

@urizen2000 Жыл бұрын

Great timing as I'm currently specializing the upper chest using the RP Custom Templates (which are awesome BTW).

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you like it! - Dr. Mike

@arvidlystnur4827 Жыл бұрын

By the way, great info. By watching your video on lats I can finally stimulate mine to grow at 64 years old.

@jonathangoldfarb7089 Жыл бұрын

Kept wondering why I didn't feel anything I did in my chest - turns out I wasn't getting deep enough for a good stretch and had my elbows in a bad position for me. Thanks for the help!!!

@parkourskate1 10 ай бұрын

Increíble como siempre!!!! Gracias!! ♥

@T.Coscia Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, covering all the angles. Thank you Dr. Mike!

@RenaissancePeriodization Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! - Dr. Mike

@unicorn1655 7 ай бұрын

Amazing explanations ❤

@mattdennis6731 5 ай бұрын

This was an exilet video. It really illustrated some very good queues. I have been having difficulty feeling one pec dude to a shoulder tear. Hopefully this will help bring in my lagging pec.

@shanebedard8524 Жыл бұрын

3:20 "I haven't, but I'm trying"... Pure comedy

@philthyphil3324 7 ай бұрын

Man, im spamming these targeting the muscle videos before each workout, these are freaking gold!

@KiX-K4T13 8 ай бұрын

Hell yes! Thanks, Doc!

@Russellviews 7 ай бұрын

I like how he always points out the variables of each lift...which is real life.

@SilverSlugs16 7 ай бұрын

Been taking the deep stretch very seriously lately, max possible depth going wider on the way down to do so, pausing in that deep stretch. Currently my bread and butter chest movement. Getting better at it has improved both of my weekly barbell benches (flat and incline), reliably. Tears my pecs up every time even with just 2-3 truly hard sets

@D.HarmsYouTube 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Doc Mike!

@drevil4454 Жыл бұрын

I trainmmy chest exactly like the Doc says we should. You just cannot go heave. My max weight I use 55lbs dumbells at best but optimum rep range is 45lbs. The other guys in the gym use 2x 110lbs but their chest look like crap and they are half my age. I'm ancient. This channel is a wealth of information and even I learn new stuff.

@leecourtney1225 Жыл бұрын

Spot on, I had this realisation and fairly strong for a small guy, wasn't until I really lightened the load and learned to connect, use drops, rest pause etc that I started to 'grow' training for hypertrophy and power lifting isn't the same, even that is more nuanced as some muscles like weight (lats for me) others like lots of blood higher rep (biceps/chest for me). Also dropping the weight I suspect can actually put more weight on the muscle, sure at 65KG I can press 60lb dumbells for 8s no probs, but probably get 30lb on the chest 20lb loaded on the front delts and the rest on my triceps whereas with 45lb probably 35lb on chest and far less on my delts as if the weight is too heavy, the body is amazing and you can be damn sure other muscles will jump in (traps on everything😂😂) . I get it that its a compound lift and the shoulders and tri (back as well weirdly) going to be involved but its a damn chest exercise 😉

@JM-tj5qm 4 ай бұрын

But I want to get stronger…. I don’t really care about size that much

@cracknblast8247 Жыл бұрын

Again! Just what I wanted to know about after having sub-optimal inclined dumbbell sessions recently

@edwinrivas729 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation.

@mossoconnor4417 Жыл бұрын

I really like doing them Seb Oreb style, almost completely neutral, with a pause at the bottom. A pretty hard, self limiting variation, only need a few sets after bench to smoke all the prime movers. I like 2x8, or 1x6-8, 1x12+ lighter, with myoreps after. I like to test 30 seconds and go for half as many as I got on the first rep out. I track these and if the initial lighter set isn’t a PR, the map reps will be.

@arnoldlarisch7717 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@irfanmedic9455 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@J_Eusebio 11 ай бұрын

awesome vid thanks 🙏🏽

@BigstickNick 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I like to do different angles. It all works

@kylestaker9279 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see your teachings on the barbell incline press.

@kroppsomvandling 10 ай бұрын

Here is a fun finishier for this. If you like rather high incline. You can use the lower steps as a mechanical dropset. Instead of changing the weight you drop a step... Since you are stronger in horisontal push than vertikal.

@salvadorromero9712 Жыл бұрын

Dumbbell press (a good candidate for "the best" pec exercise if there could ever be one) is one of those exercises where it's so important to put your thinking cap on and make those adjustments to see how much stimulus you can squeeze out of a given weight dumbbell. This is especially true if, like me, you like to work in the lower rep range; it can be so tiring to work with such heavy weight, so do whatever you can to avoid needing a heavier weight than necessary! What are you, training for the incline dumbbell powerlifting championships?

@ParvParashar 3 ай бұрын

Phenomenal video! 💪

@armandovillablanca3833 4 ай бұрын

Thank you doc. for your sharing you are amazing

@TehBull91 5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful man

@TheIgnoredGender Жыл бұрын

I need something like this for flys. I feel my delts getting hammered way more than my pecs with the flys.

@xy5844 Жыл бұрын

i uswd to do flies (peck machine seatted flies) with my bb friend and never felt it in my chest properly till i kind arched my back. i dont if its a good idea though

@trentw.3566 13 күн бұрын

You don't need to do flys at all to get a big chest. Just do more bench sets; that movement is simpler and safer.

@danielwinston3736 Жыл бұрын

Dr Mike leaving me with blue balls on the missed "just the tip" joke opportunities when he says "just the toes". This is the first time he's ever let me down.

@efraingarcia9832 Жыл бұрын

Great video. The faygo shirt is absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥 too!

@arsalanshakil1070 Жыл бұрын

Dr Mike, please make a video on flat dumbbell press. I’ve been feeling my forearms while doing DB press not my chest for some reason😢

@joelportwood5902 Жыл бұрын

You can also think about the line of force being perpendicular to the muscle you want to hit. Higher up you go, more front delts. People also contort themselves on the incline bench with their butt up, making that line of force with respect to body like that of a flat bench. Ego is usually the culprit, which can be solved by starting at ~70% of flat dumbbell weight. You can always add more if you're finding it difficult to reach desired RIR within a certain range