Sentences with phrase «heavier than his dumbbells»

Not exact matches

Unfortunately, these hardcore gals still seem to be the minority within the fitness - oriented population of women, since most women in gyms around the country are still following some old - fashioned, obsolete approaches to fitness and won't go anywhere near the weight room — and if they do, they will pick nothing heavier than a pair of pink, 5 - pound dumbbells.

They allow you to have a more natural range of motion and you can also lift much heavier weights than with dumbbells, while eliminating the need to balance yourself which can improve posture substantially.

By having the weight on a barbell rather than dumbbells, the weight is less concentrated in the users hand, allowing for heavier weight.

And because most kettlebell movements are dynamic, you can stand to pick up something heavier than you would with a dumbbell.

Fitness Level: Beginner / Intermediate Equipment Needed: Various weighted dumbbells, a barbell (sub dumbbells if you don't have one) This workout takes you to the next level with heavier weights and new, more challenging exercises than in the beginner workout.

As you progress to heavier weight, you may find a barbell more comfortable than struggling to hold heavy dumbbells.

Unracking it is a lot easier than bending down to the ground and picking up two heavy dumbbells and getting into position.

Even if you drop a heavy one directly on your toes you won't get injured, or damage your floor, and a med ball takes up considerably less space than a power rack or wall - length set of dumbbells.

You recognize that sprinting is more challenging than walking and that heavy lifting is more challenging than using pink dumbbells, but the takeaway is that the more stress you place on your body during exercise (within reason, of course), the more oxygen your body will need post-workout to help facilitate recovery.

Think about it, deadlifts work the entire body, hitting some heavy deadlifts will easily add more muscle than the best set of dumbbell curls ever would, it's not even close.

A lot of people think CrossFit is just heavy dumbbells and complicated Olympic lifts, but it's so much more than that.

If you have heavier dumbbells than that, lower your reps.