Thread: Getting DB into position for first rep?

Originally Posted by Mista

I find the hardest part is getting the weight up for the first time on things like incline bench.

Is there a trick to do this?.

I have the same issue. For some reason I found it easier to use a hammer grip on the initial lift and then change to a regular lift once the weights all the way up. I don't count that lift as a rep.

Edit. I stop this once I broke my collarbone.

If I don't have help what I do is place it on my things and at the same moment I lean back I sort of kick it to my chest.

Now kids, don't try this at home if you never did it before....if can hurt you.

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I never kick it up, lol.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Edit. I stop this once I broke my collarbone.

If I don't have help what I do is place it on my things and at the same moment I lean back I sort of kick it to my chest.

Now kids, don't try this at home if you never did it before....if can hurt you.

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Well, min0, it's good to know that you place heavy DBs on your things.

Personally, I just place them on my thighs, lean back, drag them up to my chest, lift them up and out, and start repping. Granted, I've only gone to 80 pounds or so.

LOL, I meant thighs.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

LOL, I meant thighs.

Too late. I had a mental picture of you putting the DBs on your things. Now my mental eye is blind.

Either I have swollen testicles or my breasts sag to my knees.....we may have a problem.

Even with 80 pounds, or a bit over, it still puts stress on my wrists. Especially incline.

I have to use straps when it gets heavy

Originally Posted by katt

I have to use straps when it gets heavy

Are they made out of metal?

I have been using these gloves that I was given.

lol - no..

to get the db's up there first off, I have a tendancy to bounce them off my thighs also.

After that, I need the straps to support my wrists..

So katt, you 'kick' them up?

I meant these metal hooks, I mentioned this a while ago here but no one seemed to like them.

I would this they would be helpful for some people, especially if you train at home.

They actually look pretty cool.

Would you trust them with much weight? They look a bit weak.

Originally Posted by Mista

Would you trust them with much weight? They look a bit weak.

That's a good question, I haven't had the chance to see them.

Another site claims it can hold up to 1000 pounds.

• Reduces the stress and injury concerns of heavy dumbbell training
• Allows you to hang dumbbells on an overhead bar for an easier starting and finishing position
• The dumbbell is placed in the hooks and secured with leather strap and Velcro closure
• Protects dumbbells and floor
• Fits most dumbbell styles
• Test strength of 1,000 lbs
• Steel construction
• Wt. 2 lbs

67250 - $69.95/pair

I've never seen anything like that before. I can see if you where working out solo, they could come in handy

Originally Posted by Mista

So katt, you 'kick' them up?

Yeah I guess,, I put the Db's on my knees and kick them up into position.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I would this they would be helpful for some people, especially if you train at home.

yep. can you get them at most fitness stores or are they an internet exclusive at some site?

if the db's are too heavy to even kick up for the first rep then your probably using too much weight...

Originally Posted by Pr0blemChild21

if the db's are too heavy to even kick up for the first rep then your probably using too much weight...

thats what I had in mind, you beat me to it. I get some trouble getting the dumbells ready at 90 pounds.... but below that number I gotten used to it.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I would this they would be helpful for some people, especially if you train at home.

Damn it Mino.... have you been drinking again?????? You know better than to drink & post..

Originally Posted by Pr0blemChild21

if the db's are too heavy to even kick up for the first rep then your probably using too much weight...

I disagree. Once in position it is ok, it's the awkward movement to get them there.

those hook things are useless....i actually bought them, they don't really work as they describe it should. Even if you can find a decent height for them to hang at so you don't have to press for a half of a rep to get them off the bar, the hook part doesn't exactly fall out of the way gracefully, so when you are lowering the weight, you actually rehook the damn dumbbells.

If you sit further down on the bench so that the hooks would clear, if you are using a heavy weight, it is hard to do the liftoff without a spotter since you wouldnt be directly under the bar it's hanging from. Make sense?

Bottom line........don't get them