Sentences with phrase «pull dumbbells up»

As you reach the top of your stance, pull the dumbbells up to shoulder - height, bending your elbows out to the sides (b).

Pull your shoulders back and squeeze you shoulder blades together, then pull both dumbbells up simultaneously.

ACTION: Pull the dumbbell up to your ribs area, keeping the elbow and arm close to the body.

Slowly pull the dumbbell up as far as possible.

You'll start at the bottom and pull your dumbbell up to your shoulder.

As you lower your body to the floor, pull the dumbbell up to your chest, forming a 90 - degree angle (c).

Not exact matches

It also is occasionally called the Dumbbell capital of America, but only by people who probably have trouble pulling up their socks and who therefore could not be expected to understand.

Among them: hold a pair of 15 - pound dumbbells for two minutes to build forearm and hand strength; «chest - ups» (like pull - ups, but a notch higher), designed to make shoulder muscles stronger and more flexible; and an array of seated exercises to isolate the lower back.

Try doing dumbbell flies, chest presses, push - ups, arm raises, and chest pulls.

Pull right arm up, leading with elbow as the dumbbell scales the body, to come to standing (B).

Deadlifts — 4 x 5 (after the warm up, do 4 sets of 5 reps with 80 % of your 1RM) Chin ups or pull ups — 4 x 8 - 10 reps One arm dumbbell row or a chest supported row — 3 x 12 reps

The weighted pull - up is basically a regular bodyweight pull - up but with additional weight in the form of a weight plate on a dipping belt, a dumbbell between the feet or a weighted west.

With your spine neutral and the dumbbell hanging straight down from your shoulder, pull the weight up and into your ribs.

When planning your back routine, focus on tried - and - true back - builders such as wide - grip pull - ups, overhand barbell rows, bent - over two - arm dumbbell rows and wide - grip lat pull - downs.

Examples of mid-range movements are: leg press, bent - over barbell rows, dumbbell bench press, dumbbell overhead press, barbell biceps curls, dips and pull - ups.

For example, by pulling the dumbbell back and toward the hip, you activate more of the lower lat fibers, and by pulling up in a straight line you can hit more of the upper lats.

Chin ups — 3 sets to failure Bent rows / Deadlifts (alternate each week)-- 2 - 3 warm up sets then 2 x 5 - 8 reps Wide grip lat pull - downs 2 work sets, 8 reps EZ curls — 2 sets,8 - 10 reps Hammer dumbbell curls — 2 sets, 8 reps Crunches — 3 sets, 25 reps

My at home «gym» consists of various size kettlebells, a door mount pull - up bar, 25 and 35 pound dumbbells for squats and lunges, and various children (weighing 20 - 45 pounds) who are happy to assist in weighted pullups and pushups!

Dumbbell shoulder press 4 x 8 reps in a superset with Pull Ups 4 x 8 - 10 reps Barbell bench press 4 x 8 reps in a superset with Bent over barbell rows 4 x 8 reps

Then, keeping the upper arms in place, rotate them until the wrists come directly above the elbows - Using the traps to pull the weight up and then the rotator cuff muscles to raise the weight over the shoulder, press the dumbbells by extending the elbows and straightening the arms overhead - Slowly return to the original position

A1 Barbell shoulder press * — 3 X 8 A2 Pull ups ** — 3 X 6 B1 Seated dumbbell shoulder press — 3 X 8 - 10 B2 Underhand lat pulldowns — 3 x 8 - 10 C1 Front Raise with a plate — 3 X 10 - 12 C2 Straight arms pulldown — 3 X 10 - 12

Pull the dumbbell straight up to the side of your chest until it comes beside your stomach, keeping the torso stationary.

Of course you will also want to incorporate exercises like barbell and dumbbell rows, pull ups, chin ups, leg presses, shoulder presses and a few other compound exercises to get that «bodybuilder» look and give the muscles a different kind of stimulus.

A typical superset can include machine leg presses and lying leg curls, wide grip pull - ups and push - ups, cable side laterals and seated dumbbell presses, or close grip bench presses and barbell curls.

Next Page: Ramp up for month six [pagebreak] AFTER SIX MONTHS: Replace Cobra on Stability Ball with Alternating Arms with Dumbbell Pull - Over

If you were doing dumbbell rows, barbell rows, pull - ups, chin - ups, or lat - pulldowns, you'd be working both your biceps and your mid / upper back muscles.

When you pull the bar, cable or dumbbell straight up and down, you end up mostly hitting your upper back and rear shoulders.

Above all, don't push Front Squats, Incline Presses, Pull - Ups / Pulldowns, Dumbbell Upright Rows and Decline Triceps Extensions hard.

Push bands, dumbbells and weights, a door pull up bar?

Sample Exercise Setup: Chest — 3 exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4 exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or machine row, Deads or pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3 exercises, overhead press, side laterals, bent laterals Triceps — 3 exercises, overhead tricep extension with bar or dumbbell, cable pressdown, machine dip Biceps — 3 exercises, preacher curl, barbell or dumbbell curl, cable curl Quads — 3 exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1 exercise, leg curl Calves — 3 exercises, standing calf raise, bent lower back calf raise (like donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated calf raises Abs - 3 exercises, weighted machine crunch, hanging leg lifts, cable reverse crunches Traps — 1 exercise, shrugs

By contracting the chest muscles and pulling your shoulder blades together, press the dumbbells up directly above your shoulders, fully extending the arms.

Make barbell and dumbbell rows, pull - ups, deadlifts and other free weight exercises the mainstay of your routine if you really want to achieve a monster back.

Day One — Pull Deadlifts 3 sets x 5 reps Rows 3 sets x 6 - 8 reps Weighted pull ups or chins ups 3 sets to failure Barbell or dumbbell curls — 5 sets x 5 Pull Deadlifts 3 sets x 5 reps Rows 3 sets x 6 - 8 reps Weighted pull ups or chins ups 3 sets to failure Barbell or dumbbell curls — 5 sets x 5 pull ups or chins ups 3 sets to failure Barbell or dumbbell curls — 5 sets x 5 reps

For barbell rows, pull ups, seated cable rows, dumbbell rows and hyperextensions, the number of sets you perform for each exercise will vary as follows:

Dumbbells, Barbells, Cardio Machines, Medicine Balls, Rubber Bands, Step Machine, Stationary Bike, Elliptical Machine, Spin Bike, Swiss Ball, Squat Machine, Flat Bench, Incline Bench, Decline Bench, Kettle Bell, Shoulder Press, Smith Machine, Leg Press, Hack Squat, Cables, Leg Extension Machine, Leg Curl Machine, Stair Stepper, Hip Abductor, Chin Up Machine, Pull Up Machine, Lat Pull Down Machine, W Bar, Straight Bar, Seated Leg Curl, Yoga Mat

After you have acquired a few pairs of dumbbells, the next thing you should look into is buying a doorframe pull up bar.

It might mean super heavy olympic lifting, but it also might mean dumbbells, kettlebells, med balls and even bodyweight exercises (push ups, pull ups, etc.).

Simple: because of the direction that gravity is pulling the weights (straight up and down) and the path that the weights are traveling in, dumbbells only provide a high degree of tension on the pecs in the bottom half of the range of motion.

You can use them for pull - ups or attach them to a barbell, kettle bell, or dumbbell to enhance grip strength across nearly any part of your regimen.

I can't yet do a pull up so I work with bent over dumbbell rows and dips regularly.

Reach up to grip the handles as though they were dumbbells and pull them down until the arms is straight.

Barbell Set, Squat stand, Power Block Dumbbells, Weight Bench, Pull - Up Bar, Dip bar or Equalizers, Resistance band set, Stability ball, Power Wheel, Ab Slings, Strength bands, Medicine ball, Forearm developer

Available Exercises - Squats, Pull - Ups, Calf Raises, or use a Dumbbell Bench like the DF9500, DF102, DF9000, or DF8000 to do these exercises: Bench Press, Incline Press, Military Press, Decline Press, Exercise Dips, Leg Curl and Leg Extensions

Fitness Level: Intermediate / Advanced Equipment Needed: Various weighted dumbbells, a barbell, a pull - up bar (or resistance band), an exercise ball, and a step or platform.

A Home Gym can range from a simple pair of Adjustable Dumbbells and Bench for Bench Press to a total Home Gym with Lat Pull downs, Chin Up bars, Bench Press / Shoulder Press, Leg Press and even Hamstring Curls.

Pull the dumbbell in your left hand straight up toward your chest while keeping your arm close to your body — your elbow should point up toward the ceiling.

These types of exercises include the bench press (flat, incline and decline), squats (and other squat variations), deadlifts (and other deadlift variations), rows (bent over barbell / dumbbell rows, t - bar rows, seated chest supported rows, etc.), pull - ups, dips, and overhead presses.

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Just some dumbbells, a piece of resistance tubing, something to lay on like a bench or physioball and a pull - up bar.

These dumbbells rest comfortably, each in their own resting stand that has the individual custom plates face up so the bar can be put down, the weight - adjusted, and then pulled back up.