my workout partner

[wasp]

hey , my bro has a lil prob. when we do flat dumbell for chest he has perfect form but when we use a barbell he has a dragging arm and cannot keep straight form. dont know why it works out like this. have any thought or suggestions to help? everyone else just says stick with the dumbells.

[YellowJacket]

Dragging arm? You mean the bar isnt balanced or level? This is actually fairly common.... the dominate arm usually outworks the other..

[wasp]

yes not level

[skinnypuppy]

It is in his stabilizing muscles... he will have to work with the lighter weight until his arm catches up with the other. This is common with a lot of newbies... especially young ones.
BTW... I only do dumbell... no bar.

[JUICE]

Weird cause i see that at the gym alot. My buddy does the same thing. With dumblees he balances them like as if nothing and when hes benching with barbell I have to be beind him spotting him cause it all goes to the sides.

[Puddles]

Continue using both dumbells and barbells, but when he's doing barbells, he'll have to do a lower weight than he really wants to until he can keep the bar straight. Use the dumbells for heavier work.

[hitmansb]

Ask if he's ever injured his collarbone...I find that anyone who has seldom achieves proper form on the flat bench with bar. They almost always press the bar in a skewed position, lag with one side, or even lay on the bench a little crooked to compensate.

[Shibby]

Yea I agree on lowering the wieght. He may have perfect form doing single arm. But his muscles sound like there just not as use to working together.

[Golden_Muscle]

Too much weight maybe, or his arms are different lengths (like a freak), or he needs to learn better technique. He needs to correct it.