how to get heavy db's into place??

[imported_ejones]

i would like to utilize a heavy db incline bench but i have problems getting them into place when they get heavier. i use the normal put them on your knees and kick them up method. does anyone have any tips??

 

[Bryan Haycock]

For me, it sometimes works better to swing them up rather than trying to kick them up with my knee. I sit in an upright position and do sort of a clean/cheat-curl sort of thing. Then as I swing them up I can simply lean back into position on teh incline bench.

Granted, that's not much different than using your knees, but for me it works up to about 80-90 pounds or so.

 

[Lars]

I usually go for the obvious - ask someone to hand them to me. I like my shoulders the way they are. No need to make them as bad as my knees

 

[jsraaf]

Here's an old post on the subject:

Getting heavy DBs into position

 

[Jake]

There was also a thread that included reference to these things you can hang from a bar, on which you can hang the DBs. They're called Power Hooks and you can see them here:
http://www.body-builders.com/month.htm

Disclaimer- I'm not a shill for these guyus- just trying to be helpful!
Jake

 

[markh]

I have the power hooks and find them VERY beneficial. I workout alone in my basement and have been using them for the better part of a year. I first saw them in this article
http://www.cbass.com/Powerhooks.htm

mark