Sentences with phrase «dumbbells at arm»

How to: Pick up a pair of relatively heavy dumbbells and stand straight with the dumbbells at arm length and the palms of the hands facing your thighs.

Hold a dumbbell at arms» length overhead.

For the pull - overs, lay crossways on a bench with a single dumbbell at arm's length above your head and lower it down behind you without bending your arms (too much).

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Stand up with an upright torso, holding a dumbbell in each hand at arm's length with the palms of your hands facing your torso.

Keeping your back and arms completely straight, bend at the hips and lower the dumbbells as low as you can without curling your back.

Lift the dumbbells up and bring them at shoulder width, then slowly lower your arms out at both sides in a wide arc until you feel a good stretch in your chest, while maintaining a slight bend at the elbows at all times.

Push the dumbbells up and lock your arms at the top.

Keep your back flat and rigid and your working arm beside you at the height of your hip holding a dumbbell.

To perform it, lock a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells overhead with arms fully extended, brace your core and slowly walk for at least 50 feet.

Strive to give the triceps a good stretch at the bottom position, and then raise the dumbbell again to its starting position above your head at arms» length, while getting a peak contraction.

Instructions: Lie on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand at arm's length with palms of your hands facing forward.

How to do it: Standing with feet hip - width apart, place a 5 to 8 - pound dumbbell in each hand with arms at your sides, palms facing the body.

Instructions: Lie on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand at arm's length with the palms of your hands facing each other.

Bend arms at the elbows until dumbbells reach chest, then straighten arms back out as the weights reach back behind the upper body.

How to do it: Stand with feet together, a 3 - to 8 - pound dumbbell in each hand, and extend arms straight out to sides at shoulder height.

Once you feel ready, add more weight by holding a dumbbell in each hand with your arms straight down at your sides.

Moving one arm at a time in exercises like a dumbbell press or fly, drives your midsection to work against the rotation to keep your hips square and your back straight.

Grab a pair of relatively light dumbbells and press perpendicular by extending one arm at the same time as you extend the opposite leg.

Start with feet together, knees slightly bent, arms hanging down in front of body at hip level and a 3 - pound dumbbell in each hand (A).

With arms at your sides holding dumbbells, lower your (back) right knee until it has almost reached the ground while breathing in.

Begin by selecting a set of relatively light dumbbells, grasping one with each hand, standing upright, and holding the dumbbells down at your side at arm's length with your palms facing you.

Holding a book, a dumbbell or nothing at all (recommended for beginners), the half Turkish get - up works everything from your shoulders, arms, hips, back and core.

Keeping the upper arms stationary, curl the weights up while keeping your knuckles facing one another, until the biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

Keeping the upper arms stationary and the elbows close to your torso, curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps as hard as you can until the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

Whether with dumbbells or on a machine at the gym, building arm strength usually requires additional equipment, but what if you could use objects lying around your house?

Hinge arms at elbows and then lower dumbbells back toward your ears.

Whoever said you can't work on widening and thickening your back muscles at the same time has clearly never experienced the benefits of one - arm dumbbell rows!

To perform it, grab a pair of dumbbells with the palms of your hands facing each other, and let them hang at arm's length on your sides.

In addition, the main advantages of the dumbbell pull - over over the straight - arm pull - down is that it offers a greater stretch at midpoint and can be used to recruit more muscle fibers.

Bend your elbows and raise your upper arms to shoulder height so the dumbbells are at ear level.

Hold a dumbbell with both hands at chest height, arms extended, feet shoulder - width (A).

Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second and then bend your arms as you slowly lower the weight, stopping once dumbbells are lowered to just slightly above your shoulders and angled slightly over your chest.

You can do these with two dumbbells at once or do them one arm at a time.

If you're doing this exercise with a set of dumbbells, choose a set of manageable dumbbells, hold them firmly in each hand, and let them hand down at your side at arm's length, before doing the exercise in exactly the same way as listed above.

Lie on an incline bench adjusted to an incline angle of 30 to 45 degrees, holding a pair of dumbbells over your chest with extended arms, with a slight bend at the elbows.

• Standing dumbbell curls: 4 sets 12,10,8,8 • Standing cable rope pull downs: 5 sets 15,12,10,10,8 • Standing hammer curls: 4 sets 12,10,8,8 • Standing Triceps push down: 5 sets 15,12,10,10,8 • Standing straight bar arm curls: 4 sets 10,10,8,8 • Dips on bench: 4 sets of at least 20 reps 20,20,20,20 • Seated concentration curls or seated machine curls: 3 sets - failure • Single arm reverse cable pull downs: 3 sets of at least 20 20,20,20 • 10 - 15 mins on bike or treadmill

With two dumbbells at your side, raise your arms to shoulder level.

Grab a pair of dumbbells holding them by your side at arm's length.

Hold your dumbbells and bend your right arm at the elbow; keep it at a 90 - degree angle.

Grab a pair of dumbbells and hold them at arm's length at both sides.

«Traditional» barbell and dumbbell curls (where the upper arm rests at the sides) will place a fairly equal amount of stress on both heads of the biceps.

Dumbbell rows are a great way to target the lat muscles and doing them one arm at a time, as in the one arm row, allows you to lift heavier weights and focus more on the lats as well as the biceps (which also work during this exercise).

I only like these because when you're using dumbbells to squat, having your arms at your sides will tend to pull your torso down.

If you don't have a sandbag, a dumbbell or kettlebell, held at arms length, can be substituted.

Lie flat on a bench, holding a dumbbell in each hand and keeping them at arms length above your body.

When you use both arms at the same time you are relatively balanced, but dumbbells or cables will challenge your core and stabilizer muscles more so than an arm machine.

If you have a second short length of chain, you can also make a second chain - and - plate combo and do this exercise both arms at the same time (or alternating), just like dumbbell curls.

Forcefully press the dumbbells up in an arc (coming toward each other at the top) until your arms are fully extended above your lower chest or upper abs.

Finally, return arms fully extended down at sides and raise both dumbbells the full range of motion to shoulders and lower for the final 8 counts (d).

You can increase your core stability by using alternating arm motions or by using 1 dumbbell at a time.