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Dumbbell lateral raise. The lateral raise (or shoulder fly) is performed while standing or seated, with hands hanging down holding weights, by lifting them out to the sides until just below the level of the shoulders. A slight variation in the lifts can hit the deltoids even harder, while moving upwards, just turn the hands slightly downwards ...
Lunge. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and let your arms hang down at your sides. Step the right foot back into a lunge position. Brace your core and lower down ...
The dumbbell, a type of free weight, is a piece of equipment used in weight training. It is usually used individually and/or in pairs, with one in each hand. It is usually used individually and/or in pairs, with one in each hand.
The American Heart Association recommends strength training twice a week. Get a full-body strength workout by doing these dumbbell exercises at home.
Another Greek, the physician Galen, described strength training exercises using the halteres (an early form of dumbbell) in the 2nd century. Ancient Greek sculptures also depict lifting feats. The weights were generally stones, but later gave way to dumbbells. The dumbbell was joined by the barbell in the later half of the 19th century.
The barbell is the longer version of the dumbbell that is used for free weight training and competitive sports, such as powerlifting, Olympic weight lifting, and CrossFit. Many exercises can be done using the barbell, such as bicep curl , bench press , Olympic weightlifting, overhead press , deadlift , and squat .
[8] [19] Tom Lincir, founder of the Ivanko Barbell Company, has encountered 45-pound (20.4 kg) plates weighing as little as 38 pounds (17.2 kg), or as much as 59 pounds (26.8 kg). [ 20 ] Plates can be weighed, and the equipment marked (using a paint pen or other permanent marker ) with the true weight.
Dumbbell preacher curl: Sit on a preacher bench and adjust the seat height to a comfortable position. Keep the back of upper arms tightly attached to the preacher bench with a dumbbell in each hand. Flex the elbows until they are almost fully extended and curl the dumbbells towards shoulder until the biceps are fully contracted.