Sentences with phrase «dumbbells up by»

Grab a barbell and hold it on your back, grip dumbbells up by your shoulders or go straight bodyweight (a).

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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.

Size: Whether your gym is your living room or a 6,000 - square foot professional space, you need to know how much room will be taken up by the heaviest adjustable dumbbells.

The simplest molecule, resembling a dumbbell, is made up of two atoms connected by electromagnetic forces.

It is known under the names Little Dumbbell Nebula (the most common), Cork Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, and Barbell Nebula, and it was given two NGC numbers as it was suspected to be a double nebula with two components in contact, a hypothesis brought up by William Herschel, who numbered the «second component» H I. 193 on November 12, 1787.

By bracing your core and using your thighs to help push the dumbbells up, lift the weights and hold them at shoulder width.

To do this move, start by lying faceup with your right leg extended, your left foot on the floor, and a 5 - pound dumbbell in your left hand, with your arm extended up (A, below).

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.

«I also supinate, which means that I start with the dumbbells facing each other at the bottom, but as I bring them up, I start turning my wrists out so that by the time they are at the top, they're in the standard curl position», explains Heath.

So for example, while performing dumbbell lateral raises, he found that a great way to isolate his middle delts was by rotating his palms back so that his pinkie fingers were higher than his thumbs on the way up.

He used it as a finisher to his regular set of lateral raises by picking up a heavier set of dumbbells and holding them out to his sides for as long as he could, focusing on the intense burn in his shoulders.

By contracting your biceps and flexing your elbows, curl the weights up until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

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

Exhale and push the dumbbells up in a controlled manner by generating force in your chest.

If barbells and dumbbells have been the only tools in your training arsenal, you may want to spice up your training by adding some rope work.

Mix it up by including four additional sets with dumbbells as well.

If someone starts off by dumbbell pressing a set of 40's and gradually works their way up to pressing 90's, there's simply no way that their triceps won't grow significantly as a result.

To do the second variation, start by pressing both dumbbells towards the ceiling, then lower one and press it back up to the top before lowering and pressing the opposite side.

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

Raise the dumbbells up and out to your side by extending your arms until your elbows reach shoulder height and your arms are roughly parallel to the floor, while trying to bring the shoulder blades as close together as possible.

He did this by taking the dumbbell all the way down and getting a maximum stretch, then bringing them back up only to three - quarters, stopping right before the weight reaches chest level.

Here your partner picks up by helping you lift the dumbbells back.

Heavy dumbbell test → Can you pick up the dumbbells from the ground and stand tall (so the dumbbells are resting by your hips) between 3 - 5x?

The dumbbell bench press is performed by lying face up on a flat bench with your feet firmly planted on the floor.

To add more depth to the push up, try using dumbbells by holding one in each hand to push up with.

Dumbbell Step - up — complete 4 sets x 8 - 10 reps: Stand with 2 dumbbells down by your sides and step up onto the bench with either your right or left leg, then step down and step up with your other leg.

You can kick up the intensity holding a dumbbell in each hand or by jumping instead of walking.

Leg Extension with 60 lbs for 20 reps superset with Split Squats with 10 lb dumbbells Front bar squats for 3 sets for 15 reps superset with 1 set step ups on bench (I was not feeling good by this time).

«Clean» the dumbbell up to shoulder height by performing an upright row.

Simultaneously perform a triceps extension by raising the dumbbells up toward the ceiling.

Some people get bored with the same old bicep exercises with dumbbells, but you can really spice up your bicep workout just by simply switching all your exercises to cables.

Once you have lowered yourself down to the height you want, hold the position for a couple of seconds and then slowly bring yourself back up to the starting position by squeezing the dumbbells together whilst you tense the muscles of your chest and deltoids.

You can up the intensity of squats further by adding overhead presses to the concentric phase of the exercise with a set of dumbbells or a kettlebell.

Or even something on the chin - up bar, followed by a bodyweight or dumbbell exercise in that immediate area.

Wrist curls are performed by holding a barbell or two dumbbells with palms face up and curling the weight upwards using your wrists.

Targets: Triceps, core How to: Stand up with a dumbbell held by both hands, feet shoulder - width apart (a).

Now end up the dumbbell lateral raise by going back to the position from where you have started and put your dumbbells down.

Start by lying on your back holding one dumbbell up, keeping your arm straight.

The same can be done by switching a dumbbell bench press to an explosive push up, or exchanging a leg press or leg extension with a repeat jumping squat.

Backwards lunge with row: Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing up and arms by your side.

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If this exercise is too challenging, you can build up your core by doing the alternating dumbbell chest press on an incline bench.

For example, with a bicep curl, you might normally lift the dumbbell from down by your side up toward your shoulder for a full range of motion.

You can also up the intensity of your workout by using equipment, such as dumbbells, resistance bands, medicine balls and stationary balls.

Before you get going, grab a 10 to 12 pound of dumbbell and warm up by doing the following steps by PopSugar: You don't need any other equipment to build serious muscles, to gain strength, and for conditioning.

Oh look, a spot opened up in front of the mirror, by the dumbbell rack.

If this exercise is too challenging, you can build up your core by doing the alternating dumbbell chest press on an decline bench.

B1) Pull / Chin Up — 5 x 5 — if bodyweight pull - ups are too easy, add weight by using a belt or putting a dumbbell between your feet.

Press the dumbbells up overhead, and then bring them back down by your sides (c).

This is paired with the dumbbell pullover, which opens up the lats while sparing the elbows, which are often irritated by chinup exercises.