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Cuffed Dumbbell Chest Press

Want to get bigger, stronger and do it faster??
Get more out of your presses by exerting extra torque through the stronger part of the ROM.
We have all seen that guy in the gym who picks up 140 pound Dumbbells and then only lowers 1/3 of the way then presses up. The top of the ROM is obviously where you are strongest. The problem with regular presses is that you can press 100’s for 10 reps but aren’t really exhausting the full ROM with equal tension. The top half of the rep is dramatically easier than the bottom half of the rep.
I call this a high load press, meaning I use a normal weight I would press with, but add the lowest tension TDX band (www.rylgear.com) which is the red one.
I loop the band under the bench and attach to my wrist cuffs.
As I cross the midway point I start to feel the TDX bang exert its tension exactly where I needed it to. Basically having your fucking cake and eating it too with this one. The pump is absolutely incredible with this exercise. I don’t know about you guys but I almost never feel a significant pump doing regular presses.
This is the closest thing I can think of to doing a hammer strength plate loaded press with a purple or green band which is the absolute messiah of chest exercises in my opinion.
Bands and cuffs at www.rylgear.com