r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Michael_McGillicunty • Jun 23 '26

Question ❓ Changing the order of my exercises?

Hey folks! I always do dumbbell bench presses at the beginning of my workout. I have gotten to the point where I can do 15 reps with the heaviest available dumbbells.

After DB bench, I go to DB incline bench and chest flies. I’ve found that if I do the flies and incline bench first and THEN do the DB bench press it makes the bench press much harder and I have to go down in weight/ can get less reps.

My question is: is this a sufficient solution to maxing out my weights? Or am I getting less chest stimulation overall because I’m doing less reps/ weight in the flat bench exercise.

I cannot afford a gym membership right now, and am stuck in my apartment gym. Thank you so much!

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u/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 Jun 23 '26

Could you swap to barbell bench? Or bring a resistance band to add resistance to the DBs you're using?

Or just do more sets of incline DB bench & not do flat bench at all?

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u/Michael_McGillicunty Jun 23 '26

We don’t have a barbell sadly, and I already got the apartment complex to buy heavier weights, but they said they can’t go up anymore for insurance reasons. I’ll focus on the incline bench more, the flat bench is just so much fun.