Stand with feet shoulder - width apart, holding a pair of
dumbbells at your sides.
While holding two
dumbbells at your sides, stand straight up with your feet shoulder - width apart, chest out, and shoulders back.
Start in a standing position, holding
dumbbells at your sides.
Start standing on an adjustable step with raisers, holding
dumbbells at your sides.
Hold a pair of
dumbbells at your side.
Holding a pair of
dumbbells at your side, keep your chest up and shoulders retracted back.
Standing in front of a bench or chair holding
a dumbbell at each side, step up onto it with your right leg and bring your left leg up to follow.
Start with feet hip - width apart, holding
a dumbbell at each side.
Start in a standing position holding
a dumbbell at each side.
Stand upright, core engaged, optionally holding 2
dumbbells at your sides.
With two
dumbbells at your side, raise your arms to shoulder level.
Here's a useful tip: before you start the movement, place
the dumbbells at your sides, do not place them in front of the thighs, forcing the medial head of the deltoid to do the brunt of the work.
3x 10 L / R Single Leg deadlift / squat combo (light weight — it's the balancing muscles we're engaging here)-- > hold
the dumbbells at your sides and balancing on one leg, come into deadlift position.
Making sure to point your knee in the same direction as your foot, take a large step to the right, keeping
the dumbbells at your sides.
Personal Trainer Tips: This exercise is similar to the standing side bends with
the dumbbell at your side.
Starting Position: Begin by holding
dumbbells at your sides.
Technique: Standing with
dumbbells at sides, palms facing in, arms bent to about a 90 degree angle.
You typically see these loaded either by holding two
dumbbells at the sides or by placing a barbell across the shoulders like in a squat.
Hold
dumbbells at your sides and stand with feet shoulder - width apart.
Starting Position: Hold 2
dumbbells at your sides.
Starting with
your dumbbells at your sides, raise your arms out to a «T».
Sit with good posture holding light - medium
dumbbells at your sides.
Hold a pair of
dumbbells at your sides, palms facing in.
You just hold a heavy resistance, typically
dumbbells at your side and shrug your shoulders up.
Normally, when you're doing a lunge walk, you hold two
dumbbells at your side.
So, keep
the dumbbells at your sides.
How to: Stand a few feet away from a bench or box, holding
dumbbells at your sides.
Not exact matches
Grab a pair of
dumbbells and hold them
at your
sides.
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.
Your other foot should be on the floor and the hand
at that
side should have a
dumbbell in it.
Reverse each direction, while bringing the
dumbbells in front of you and out to the
sides and then lower them down
at the
sides.
Hold one of the heavy
dumbbells at chest height with both hands, elbows bent and drawn in tight to your
sides and chest up the entire time.
Stand upright with a
dumbbell held in your right hand
at your
side and your feet about hip - width apart.
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.
Here's how to do it: Stand with feet hip - width apart, holding an 8 - to 10 - pound
dumbbell in each hand, elbows bent
at sides and weights just above shoulders.
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.
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.
Hold a
dumbbell in each hand and let them hang
at the
sides.
Grip a pair of
dumbbells with a neutral grip (palms facing each other) and hold the weights
at your
sides.
If your gym doesn't have any of these, try hex
dumbbell holds by grabbing two hex
dumbbells at their ends and holding them for as long as you can, then take a short rest and repeat, or practice plate pinching by putting together two Olympic plates with the smooth
side out, squeeze them together with your fingers and hold for as long as you can, then rest and repeat.
Choose a set of moderately heavy
dumbbells, hold them
at your
sides and carry them for as long as you can.
Keeping your body perfectly still, bring the
dumbbells up and out to your
side, bending slightly
at the elbow and tilting your hands forwards, as if you were pouring liquid from a jug.
Lie on your
side, hold the
dumbbell in the hand that's on the top, with the elbow bent
at 90 degrees.
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.
Many of his friends and colleges describe a man who was so totally absorbed in his quest for perfection that he could watch TV, whilst sitting in the
side splits, reading the latest fitness magazine and exercise with a
dumbbell all
at the same time.
- Rotator Cuff Detailing 2 (4 × 15 reps
dumbbell front raises,
side raises, empty cans, upper - cuts)- Cross Fit (whatever appears
at CrossFit.com for that day)- Swim or Bike Workout of Choice
Place two
dumbbells in your hands and hold them
at your
side.
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.