Single-Limb Exercises

I have been writing up a workout plan set for 12 weeks and it is my goal to stick with it and finish the whole thing. My secondary goal is to work in a caloric deficit and attempt to maintain as much muscle mass as I can. My tertiary goal, and the focus of this post, is to use single-limb exercises, preferably with dumbbells when possible, in order to challenge muscles that stabilize those movements and ensure that each limb is getting equal attention and weight.

I have 2 questions that arose while writing this plan:

1. Is this method actually achieving what my goals are? Does this method make a reasonable difference with my routine?

2. Is it possible to use a similar dumbbell-centric, single-limb, plan for building mass? Would it be in my best interest to switch from one-arm dumbbell bench press to Barbell Bench Press?

It is totally possible I am missing some fundamental information. This is the first ever weightlifting plan I have written. I may be willing to share what I have written thus far.

Thanks!

EDIT: as mentioned in the comments my plan is an adaptation of the Frankoman's Dumbbell Only Split replacing overhead tricep exercises with cable tricep pull-downs to accommodate a shoulder injury I had a couple years ago under the advisement of my doctor. I've also made a couple other adjustments like replacing dumbbell squats with barbell squats, replacing dumbbell stiff-leg deadlifts with Standard Barbell Deadlifts. Other than that most other things are about the same.

TL;DR: I'm essentially asking if I can do a single-limb Variant of Incline Dumbbell Press instead of using both arms to work some stabilizing core muscles. Incline dumbbell press is the first exercise on the first day of Frankoman's plan.

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