Articles tagged with Dumbbell
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Exercise of the Week; the Seated Row
The seated row is also an exercise that targets the muscles of the upper back. I like to incorporate two movements (please see my post dated October 10th) for the upper back because these muscles are often neglected and weak in most clients that I see. Weak upper back muscles not only lead to posture [...]
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Women’s Fat Loss Dumbbell Workout
Rule #1 - Target major muscle groups during your workout. Bicep curls look cute but don’t waste too much time with them. Same for triceps kickbacks. Save these exercises until the end of your workout. Rule #2 - You will have to use more than 10 pound dumbbells. How do you know [...]
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4 Exercises To Help You Shape And Tone Your Upper Body
I'm posting some of my favourite routines to help you get in the best shape of your life this new year. Here are 4 exercises that will help you shape and tone your upper body. I recommend you do 3 sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise. You should select a resistance [...]
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The Dumbell Chest Press: For Pectoral Muscles
The dumbbell chest press is one of the best exercises for developing and strengthening the muscles of your chest and the front of your shoulders. Again, you will have to experiment to select the proper weight to use. Pick up a dumbbell in each hand and sit on the end of a bench. [...]
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Women’s Dumbbell Home Workout
Women, use dumbbell workouts to burn fat at home. Dumbbell workouts allow you to do one-armed and one-legged exercises without one side cheating for the other. And, you can do high rep/light weight workouts or low rep/heavy weight workouts–and you won’t get bulky! Its a good idea to mix it up to keep your body guessing. Here [...]
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Building My Home Gym
After years of petty, bitter complaints about our local gym (The temperature! The squeaky equipment! The "having to share!") we finally decided to create a more functional exercise space in our basement. We already had a super-cheap but quite serviceable treadmill as well as some dumbbells and other odds and ends. This is what we started [...]
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Shape Your Butt For Summer–Faster!
Shape your butt for summer faster by working out harder and smarter in less time! Its that simple. Fire up your butt muscles first! Your glutes are probably not firing properly because of inadequate neural drive from the central nervous system. In other words, it is probably not an issue of strength. First, you need [...]
