Dumbbell Bench Press

Chest Equipment: Dumbbell
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Lie down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand resting on top of your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other. Then, using your thighs to help raise the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them in front of you at shoulder width. Once at shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. The dumbbells should be just to the sides of your chest, with your upper arm and forearm creating a 90 degree angle. Be sure to maintain full control of the dumbbells at all times. This will be your starting position. Then, as you breathe out, use your chest to push the dumbbells up. Lock your arms at the top of the lift and squeeze your chest, hold for a second and then begin coming down slowly. Tip: Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it. Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions of your training program.

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Estimated 1RM over time

Best Epley-estimated 1RM per day across 34 sessions.

Est. 1RM (lbs) Date 78.0 65.7 53.3 2024-05-15 2025-03-24 2026-04-08

Range: 53.3 – 78.0 lbs estimated 1RM.

Volume over time

Total lbs lifted per session (sets × reps × weight), across 34 sessions.

Volume (lbs) Date 1980 1395.0 810 2024-05-15 2025-03-24 2026-04-08

Recent sets

DateWeight (lbs)RepsSets
2024-05-15 35.0 10 3
2024-05-15 40.0 10 1
2024-05-23 50.0 7 1
2024-05-23 50.0 6 3
2024-06-19 55.0 6 1
2024-06-19 50.0 8 1
2024-06-19 45.0 5 1
2024-06-19 40.0 6 1
2024-08-16 45.0 9 4
2024-08-28 50.0 6 5
2024-09-16 55.0 6 1
2024-09-16 55.0 4 3
2024-09-20 55.0 6 4
2024-10-02 45.0 11 4
2024-10-11 55.0 6 5
2024-10-23 50.0 10 1
2024-10-23 50.0 9 2
2024-10-28 45.0 10 1
2024-10-28 45.0 12 2
2024-12-13 50.0 10 3
2024-12-20 55.0 9 2
2025-01-06 55.0 7 3
2025-02-14 60.0 5 3
2025-03-03 50.0 11 3
2025-03-17 45.0 9 2
2025-03-24 50.0 10 3
2025-04-02 55.0 9 4
2025-04-09 60.0 9 3
2025-04-25 55.0 10 3
2025-05-02 60.0 6 4
2025-05-14 55.0 10 3
2025-06-16 60.0 6 4
2025-06-23 50.0 8 3
2025-07-18 60.0 8 3
2025-09-17 50.0 6 3
2025-10-07 50.0 10 1
2025-10-07 50.0 8 3
2025-11-07 55.0 8 3
2026-01-13 55.0 5 3
2026-01-28 55.0 6 3
2026-03-02 50.0 10 3
2026-03-25 40.0 12 2
2026-04-08 45.0 8 1
2026-04-08 45.0 6 3