Sentences with phrase «used dumbbell swings»

I've also used dumbbell swings or kettlebell swings for these 5 - minute drills and they work great.

Not exact matches

It's the same as trying to swing the dumbbell by using acceleration.

Be sure to use good form, don't swing the dumbbells and don't use momentum to curl the weight.

There are many people out there who try transforming their dumbbell fly into a quasi-press, or just swing their dumbbells using the momentum in order to handle the weights, when they should be focused on muscle work.

• Enages obliques, low back, abs and deep stabilizers • Use a medicine ball or dumbbell • Sit on the floor with knees bent • Keep your torso straight and swing the medicine ball from side to side with your arms?

As a matter of fact, I don't even use cardio machines anymore for warmups before a workout (I did before occasionally)... Nowadays, I prefer to do dumbbell or kettlebell snatches and swings mixed with bodyweight exercises as the perfect full body warmup at the beginning of my workouts.

As a result, practically any exercise you do with it — from conventional strength movements like presses and squats to more unique kettlebell exercises like swings and snatches — is going to require stricter form and more muscle activation than you could get away with using a dumbbell.

This can be seen in many varieties of Swings and Cleans using Grip - intensive equipment such as Thick Bar Dumbbells, and with Thick Rope Training, such as sled pulls.

So, back to our poor fellow wildly swinging dumbbells around in a half - baked attempt at bicep curls — by using his whole body's momentum to move the weight, all the focus on the biceps is eliminated, and the muscles are likely not getting any significant workout at all, and certainly not getting an effective one.