Why does barbell feel easier than dumbbell?

Question

After 4 months, I recently went from 7.5kg dumbbells to 10kg dumbbells and it feels really heavy whenever I lift above my chest level. like my shoulders and back have a hard time doing the exercises. But 2 days ago I bought a barbell and loaded it with 28 kgs I was comfortably ( little bit challenging) able to do my exercises. I dont understand why the dumbbells feel so difficult to work with.

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Answer 1

You’re using both your arms with a barbell and distributing the weight amongst more muscle groups. Dumbbells are targeting the specific muscles groups like biceps, triceps and shoulders on one side at a time.

If you want bigger gains for a targeted muscle, dumbbells are better. But both are good for a complete workout routine.