In terms of weight, the same training movements, for example, we do bench press with dumbbells and bench press with barbells. Under normal circumstances, everyone will perform better in barbell bench press than dumbbell bench press for the simple reason.
Because if we use a barbell, for example, when we do barbell bench press, our wrists will be limited and the distance between our hands will be limited. Compared with dumbbells, the use of barbells will reduce the participation of some deep muscles responsible for stability, so its relatively fixed trajectory enables us to push more weight.
However, our dumbbells must use more deep muscles with stable attachment, which is slightly more difficult. So relatively speaking, the weight we push will be slightly smaller.
The second aspect of comparison is the trajectory of their work. As we said just now, taking barbell as an example, our wrist joints are basically locked, and our distance cannot be changed, so its trajectory is relatively fixed.
In contrast, dumbbells are different. According to our own training requirements, we can choose the stopping points of different movements inward and outward at the end position. So in this way, the trajectory is better than the barbell, in contrast, the trajectory is more flexible, and the barbell becomes very poor at this point.
Through the comparison of these two aspects, we come to a conclusion that if you want to stimulate muscles with bigger and heavier weight, then your first choice should be barbell, which can push up and lift more weight.
If you want to make your trained muscle lines clearer, more perfect and more beautiful, I suggest you give priority to dumbbell training, because it is more flexible, and its placement options are more abundant, involving more deep muscles.
In fact, the balance of many people's left and right arms is not very good. For bodybuilders with poor strength on both sides, it is recommended to use dumbbells for training. After a certain period of training, your left and right strength can be well balanced. So how do we use it in the training process?
Actually, we can use it interchangeably. This time, we will use more barbells. This time, barbells will be the mainstay, and dumbbells will be the mainstay next time. Through such cross-training, you can get the benefits of two kinds of training equipment, and at the same time avoid your muscles from forming a default pattern, which is not conducive to your muscle growth. .
After reading these, I hope it will help you choose barbells and dumbbells. Thank you for reading. Welcome to forward. Like it.