How to: Sitting on the edge of a flat bench, hold a light - to - medium
weight dumbbell in each hand so that your forearms are resting against your thighs and your palms are facing up.
Not exact matches
Weighted squats: Stand tall with a
dumbbell in each
hand.
Start with feet
in a wide stance, a 3 - pound
dumbbell in each
hand; shift
weight to left side, bending right leg back.
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.
Once you feel ready, add more
weight by holding a
dumbbell in each
hand with your arms straight down at your sides.
One good use: Overhead press: Stand with feet hip - width apart, holding a
dumbbell in each
hand, elbows bent by sides,
weights just above shoulders (A).
Shift your body
weight to your left side, pushing the left
dumbbell into the floor, and row the
dumbbell in your right
hand to your side, retracting the right shoulder blade as you flex the elbow.
As you stand with your feet shoulder - width apart, take a
dumbbell in each
hand and slightly bend the elbows as the
weights hang by your sides, palms facing one another.
If you are holding
weight in your
hands (
dumbbells or kettle bells) retract your shoulders back slightly (scapular retraction - pull the shoulder blades together
in the upper back).
Plate /
dumbbell / barbell front raise With the
weight in your
hands, stand with your feet about shoulder - width apart, slightly bent knees, and a tight core.
Hold a moderately
weighted dumbbell in your right
hand.
Lower the
dumbbells in a controlled fashion to the shoulders (your
hands should be just outside your shoulders at the bottom of the lift), inhaling as you lower the
weight.
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In this second installment, we take a look at a unique new product called Center Mass Bells by Sorinex, which is said to offer the benefits of
dumbbells, kettlebells and medicine balls
in a single hand - held weigh
in a single
hand - held
weight.
How to do it: Stand straight with your feet approximately shoulder width apart, if you are using
dumbbells place your
hands down by your sides with palms facing
in to your body, if you aren't using
weights you can place your
hands on your hips.
However, many women report that using heavier
weights such as 10 - 20 lb
dumbbells or above changed their bodies
in a way that 2 - 5 lb
hand weights simply could not.
Each
dumbbell can be adjusted independently and therefore, you have all the liberty to put whatever
weight you want
in each
hand.
By having the
weight on a barbell rather than
dumbbells, the
weight is less concentrated
in the users
hand, allowing for heavier
weight.
Lower the
dumbbell back to the ground
in a controlled fashion, then switch sides, this time shifting your
weight to the left before pulling the
dumbbell in your right
hand to your torso.
Of course, you can hold
dumbbells in each
hand when you squat, but as you increase the
weight, gripping
dumbbells becomes harder to do without hurting your
hands.
Lie down on a flat bench with
dumbbell weights in each
hand.
Exercises
in this range are like an alternating
dumbbell bench press or split squat with a
weight in each
hand.
Start at standing with feet shoulder width apart and holding a
weighted object such as a medicine ball,
dumbbell or other
in both
hands, squat down and bring
weight down towards ground and then come up and do a woodchop bringing the
weight high overhead to one side.
Resistance bands, light
hand weights and
dumbbells are provided for select classes and are placed
in front of the trampoline.
Hold a
dumbbell with both
hands and lift it overhead with arms fully extended holding the
weight end of the
dumbbell in your palms.
The Sport Series would be suitable for users with bigger
hands because the handles of the
dumbbells have a more open design without the padding on the wrist supports and come
in smaller
weight ranges.
To add
weight you can add a barbell to your back or perform the lift with
dumbbells in each of your
hands.
Personally, I've gone as high as using a 125 lb
dumbbell in my free
hand... and at that
weight, you get some excellent grip strength work on your towel -
hand as well.
Place a light
dumbbell or
weight in that
hand, slowly lower the
weight toward the floor and then curl it up and toward your body.
When you get more advanced, you can do this holding a
dumbbell in each
hand or wearing a
weighted vest.
To up the intensity, try them
weighted with kettlebells or
dumbbells in hand.
BOSU Torso Twist
in Lunge (right) Start
in a low lunge position with front foot on the BOSU ball and a
weight (
dumbbell or med ball work) held
in both
hands, arm extended out
in front of you at chest height.
tart
in a low lunge position with front foot on the BOSU ball and a
weight (
dumbbell or med ball work) held
in both
hands, arm extended out
in front of you at chest height.
Using a
weighted object (or
dumbbells if you have them)
in each
hand, stand with your abs tucked tightly.
You'll be able to load a lot more
weight on this guided machine than you could possible hold
in your
hand for
dumbbell shrugs.
Weighted sit ups are done with a plate or
dumbbell held against the chest or
dumbbells held
in the
hands next to the head.
Now it would be awkward to do your daily walk with a pair of
dumbbells in your
hands, so instead, I recommend you buy a
weighted vest
To make overhead pressing even more challenging for your core, instead of using a barbell use a heavy
dumbbell in just one
hand while standing and bend slightly to one side (bend away from the side holding the
dumbbell) to help engage your oblique muscles more to help you lift the
weight.