Sentences with phrase «control than the barbell»

If you are using weights, I would suggest sticking to dumbells - they're easier to control than the barbell.

Not exact matches

There is a significant difference between a sandbag and the conventional weighs though; the sandbag changes its shape during the workout, which means the effort you are putting is dynamic (you'll be changing the force you use during the lift), more stabilizing muscles are used to control the bag (including core muscles) and you are working on your grip at the same time because the bag is harder to hold than a dumbbell or barbell.

Use standard barbell press technique; don't splay elbows out to the side excessively, use shoulder width grip, use a tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the chest using full range of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down slow and press up faster, contract abs, glutes, and chest simultaneously while pressing, slower the weight down controlled and slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down and exhale while pressing up.