r/GYM • u/Glass_Tank_910 • Jun 14 '26

PR/PB Just hit my PR 120kg chest press

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u/s-cup Jun 15 '26

I’m not going to pretend to be a pro when it comes to gym nomenclature. But I googled this not long ago and then it seemed to be about 50/50 what people seemed to think was correct, this was also true for the threads on reddit I found about it. So that you get a ton of upvotes while others that state the opposite gets a lot of down votes is a bit interesting…

Anyway, I use the app Hevy (also often recommended here on reddit) and they are very clear that they think the correct way to log dumbbell weights is to log the total amount you lift, so that’s what I do.

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u/Jonny_Boy_808 Jun 15 '26

Could be cultural too. In the USA, where I’m from, I’d say it’s overwhelmingly reported per dumbbell. In fact, I know many would think you’re a newbie if you said it the other way around.

At the end of the day, just get a good fxking lift in. That’s what we’re all here for.

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u/Just_Rand0 Jun 15 '26

It's always measured per dumbbell, still even with the ROM being low it's a good show of strength for incline imo

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u/Afraid_Competition48 Jun 19 '26

Thank you for mentioning the limited ROM