2. Learn How to Lift the Dumbbells One of the dumbbell bench press challenges is lifting the dumbbells to the appropriate location. Unlike the barbell bench press, you cannot rack the weight between sets. After the athlete is seated on the bench, they should firmly grasp the dumbbells and...
wrists, bend them back and cause wrist/elbow pain. But don’t raise your elbows all the way up either until your forearms are horizontal to the floor. This will cause shoulder pain and upper-back rounding. Lift your elbows slightly behind your torso at the top so your forearms are ...
you should flare your elbows more instead of keeping them close to your head. Second, you must keep your lower back and buttocks in the air, only supporting your upper back on the gym bench. Doing the dumbbell pullover that way is beneficial for increasing the range ...
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 ...
wrists, bend them back and cause wrist/elbow pain. But don’t raise your elbows all the way up either until your forearms are horizontal to the floor. This will cause shoulder pain and upper-back rounding. Lift your elbows slightly behind your torso at the top so your forearms are ...
Proper form is when you perform an exercise while keeping your body posed in a way that will give you the greatest results and reduce the chance of injury. To perform the one-arm dumbbell row with proper form, you need to pay attention to your body’s position and movements as you perfo...
Equipment Needed: The best way to perform floor presses is to set a barbell into the adjustable hooks of asquat stand or power rack. Set a barbell up in a squat or power rack a few feet off the ground. (You can also perform floor presses with a pair of dumbbells as shown in the ...
So many women in the Sweat Community love strength training and keeping track of the weight they can lift on their squats can be a great way to track progress! Another way to progress is to perform single-leg variations such as the single-leg box squat or Bulgarian split squats. This ...
From proper form to advanced variations, here’s everything you need to know about this basic bodyweight exercise.
Once you have mastered barbell power cleans, try doing them with a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells. With two weights to contend with, you’ll really have to concentrate and focus on your coordination. You can do dumbbell and kettlebell power cleans from the floor or from the knee-high han...