It takes a certain amount of intelligence, wisdom and before all honesty to understand what lifting can and cannot do for you. Blindly wrestling barbells and dumbbells while hoping that everything will be fine as long as you follow the theories of self-proclaimed experts who happen to be popu...
A triceps extension is a strengtheningexercise. You can do it with dumbbells, as well as other weighted accessories, to work the muscles of the triceps. As the name states, the triceps extension improves tone and strength in thetriceps muscle, located in thebackarea of your upper arm. How ...
Like most curl exercises, you have the option to use avariety of barsor dumbbells when performing reverse biceps curls. Using dumbbells will require a bit more stability at your shoulder joint so your arms can stay in the right proximity to one another while curling. Poor wrist mobility can ...
Can't lift overhead but want to improve your shoulder strength? Take dumbbell front raises out for a spin.
muscle mass and lower body strength. Barbell squats are the best types of squat because you can continue to use heavier weight for muscle hypertrophy as you get stronger. With a dumbbell squat, you are limited to lighter weight because of the difficulty of lifting two dumbbells versus the ...
The brachialis muscle sits up on the upper arm, crosses the elbow, and its only job is to control flexion of the arm at the elbow. The biceps muscle shares this function, but it also is responsible for the additional functions of supination of the forearm and flexion of the humerus at ...
If you want to grow thick and wide, you need science- and expert-based rules for bulking your entire body. Here's how to build all-over mass.
A standard flat bench can be used in place of a bench press rack, and you can perform bench presses with dumbbells or a barbell. Be sure toselect the appropriate weightfor you. Lie on the bench, under the rack that holds the bar. Your eyes should be roughly aligned with the front of...
negative to this exercise is that your biceps never fully contract like they do in the pull-ups.A tip for these is to allow for your arms to go nearly all the way locked out, but notquitelocked, at the bottom of the movement, and then pull the barbell or dumbbells up to your ...
I’ve seen guys to do this to try to help generate more force into the barbell and help their lift. And guess what: It doesn’t work. However, it WILL put you at a higher risk for strain or injury. Not to mention, it hampers your performance. ...