I like going heavy on Hammer strength for chest! Never heard of anyone getting a pec tear using chest Hammer Strength equipment!

You ever fuck with rest pause training? (DoggCrapp, bulldozer, MyoReps, etc)

I’ve been playing with different rest pause methods for some of my assistance work and you end up getting more muscle damage in less time. It feels like harder work too. Kind of fun if you’re sadistic.

I’d try MyoReps with your DB work at the end. You’d be surprised I bet.

If you can do 4-5 sets of 15, I’m willing to bet you can get about 18 reps on your first set. Take your first set to failure or just shy (say 16-20 reps) take 3-5 deep breaths, then bang out 4-5 more, repeat that 4 more times. You’ll be smoked and you’ll still get the benefit of DB stimulation without having to do so many straight sets.

I like dumbbells for assistance work a lot, but you might have to get creative to progress further. I’d try different methods to make it harder/change the stimulus. Doing those straight sets with a 4 count negative would have you dropping weight too. Probably back down to the 100s... I’d try different shit like that.

I wouldn’t bail on the DBs tho.

With the title "Movements" I thought I was going to get some good fiber advice.

125lbers for 15 and 4-5 sets, at the end of your workout is beastly bro. I personally mix things up each workout from barbells to dumbells to machines, its all dependent on what my goals are and what I am trying to achieve

I like to mix it up a bit. Keep changing the routines between barbells and dumbbells. I find muscle confusion leads to the best gains.