Dumbbells are great for teaching you how to press and also great for building stability in the shoulders and lats. There are several ways you can use dumbbells to strengthen your bench press, especially if your sticking point is just off the chest. Here's a good one: timed dumbbell presses.
Louie Simmons, of Westside Barbell fame, has found that taking a pair of dumbbells and pressing for time to be a great strength and restoration builder for the bench press. He often uses a three-day split:
I've found this to help my shoulders recover at a faster rate than when not doing them. While Louie likes to keep the rotation going without a break, I like to only use the rotation one time per week.
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