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Reply to "Dumbbell Bench vs straight barbell bench"

Haven't used a Swiss bar.  I'm old and go to a older gym close to work.  It's cheap and no crowds.

IMO, the Swiss bar looks like a means to control your elbow tuck.  More elbow tuck puts less stress on your shoulders and more stress on your triceps. It also looks like a very narrow grip which does the same thing.

Body builders want their elbows 90 degrees to your shoulders.  This puts more stress on the shoulders and the pecs.  Stress being the key word. Not what you want.

There are tons of dumbell variations.  All do something and provide variation.  The Arnold press is an incline dumbell press with your palms facing you and rotating them 180 to away from you at the top of the press.

I personally wouldn't buy a Swiss bar but if it's available at your gym ... ???

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