I do 3 sets for all as opposed to 2 sets for the last 2 exercises just because i feel that dumbbells are better than machines so i add the extra sets to compensate just my opinon no hammer strength replace with dumbbells.
Hammer strength bench press alternative.
With ingenuity and input from the cincinnati bengals and elite athletes he developed strength training machines that simplified the biomechanics of lifting weights while matching machine movement to human motion.
Keep your arms straight but refrain from locking them out.
The hammer strength chest press is different from the barbell bench press because it strengthens the chest muscles.
Place one hand on each of two parallel bars.
In addition it indirectly works the shoulder and triceps muscles.
But they can also be used to isolate your pecs in a way that bench pressing can t accomplish.
Dips primarily target your chest but also recruit the muscles of your shoulders and triceps.
Bench press alternative exercises that missed the cut decline dumbbell bench press dumbbell flyes pec dec hammer strength bench press incline bench dumbbell flyes.
U should do the same.
Crossbody single arm chest press.
Seated hammer strength 12 15 and flat bench hammer strength 15 20 rep range.
It basically imitates a bench press but since you re not using a bar it helps avoid imbalances and if you fail you won t be crushed by the barbell you can just drop the weights.
How to do it.
It s an all around great bench press alternative for building upper body strength and size.
If your gym has a hammer strength machine you ve got one of the best alternative exercises for bench pressing in the world.
The chest press hammer machine is used to do the pressing movement with an aim of isolating the muscles of the chest from other muscled and working on them.
Hammer strength machines replicate the natural motion of your body.
Strength training changed when gary jones founded hammer strength in 1989.