atapene
"so thats all good... still a bugger to get them up in the first place but no biggie"

i guess you meant its a bugger to ge the dumbells up into position to start the press.
if it is then maybe this might help you,just hope i can explain right

as you sit on the end of the bench,place the dumbells vertically on your knees,(still holding them, then as you fall back to lie on the bench,let your knees follow your head as it falls to the bench this will push the dumbells into place(now above your head and ready to go) the push with the knees gives them momentum in an easy strong motion to put them into place for the exercise..

dumbells are a bummer as you get stronger they become more cumbersome.
by the way are you using a nice thick weight belt for the deadlifts.

reminds me i must buy one also..

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