Gsus

im just curious which is better for u 1 arm t row or both arms, lateral raises with both dumbells or single lateral raises, skull crushers or single arm extension with dumbell and when i do incline dumbell bench press my shoulder hurts the next day is it because i bring it to far back

bubba g

on the one arm or two arm question using both would be superior to using one or the other. in combination to hit the muscle slightly differently, or switching from one to the other when changing up your routine.

On the shoulder pain it could be a number of things. You could have a pre existing injury, a shoulder impingment, a slight tear in your rotator cuff, etc...

I would reccomend doing 10 minutes of moderate cardio, and doing rotator cuff exercises prior to benching to warm the shoulder girdle...

Do the rotator cuff exercises high rep 3 sets of 20 with a low weight 5lbs

On shoulder days if different from bench day do them heavier for lower reps...

Aftershock

I wouldn't limite myself to just one arm movements, or just two arm movements.

And going to your chest is fine on incline. I don't see how you could be going further than your chest.

Your shoulders are involved on the incline press, so it would be normal for them to feel sore. If you mean actual pain aside from working them, then maybe post a video of your form?

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ZackMurphy

First, take a shot at using punctuation next time. Ask a specific question, and then end it with one of these: ?

Then ask your next question, and toss another ? at the end. It's helpful to those who want to help you.

All the exercises you mentioned are good for you, and there's really no such thing as "better" without seeing you do them, or knowing what you want to get out of them.

As far as your shoulder pain goes on incline presses, I'd bet the farm you're not warming up well, and that your form sucks. Probably bringing the DBs too high on your body, so your elbows are flared way out away from your body. This is a position your shoulder joint prefers to avoid. Tuck your elbows a little bit, and stop doing them for a little while. Take a break, let yourself heal (and whatever inflamation you've caused can die down), and then take a nother shot at them with lighter weight and better form.

Good luck.

IronWarrior

I prefer skull crushers with a ez-bar and db laterals standing with both arms, I have always prefered sticking the basics its always worked well for me.

DJSTARER

what are your stats and what is your experience? It may not be time to do any arm work. You may be way better off dipping and doing chins for arm development.

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cristus77

When your arms start to come down on the incline dont relax your pecs since your shoulders might take over.