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Denise Austin recently demonstrated a core exercise to help combat “menopausal belly.” The exercise, called the "wood chop,” is “simple but effective,” she says.
2. Lower-Body Strength Workout. Why it works: This circuit fires up all the major muscles of the lower body and favors unilateral (single-leg) lifts. Working unilaterally is beneficial to cyclists ...
Dumbbell flye. The chest fly is performed while lying face up on a bench or standing up, with arms outspread holding weights, by bringing the arms together above the chest. This is a compound exercise for the pectorals. Other muscles worked include deltoids, triceps, and forearms. Equipment: dumbbells, cable machine or "pec deck" machine.
Hold a dumbbell in your top hand, and extend your arm toward the ceiling. Rotate your torso, bringing the dumbbell underneath your body. Return to the starting position. This counts as one repetition.
The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.
One arm barbell bent-over row: [1] Done in a nearly identical fashion as the one arm dumbbell, but with the added instability of a long bar. This necessitated greater work by the radial and ulnar flexors of the wrist to stabilize while pulling. It also gives greater feedback about the pronation and supination as the movement of the bar is very ...
These 12 dumbbell workout routines prove how useful and versatile the equipment can be for lifters of all experience levels to do a range of exercises. 12 Dumbbell Workouts That Build Strength and ...
The pullover is an exercise that is performed with either a dumbbell or a barbell. [1] Pullovers can be made to affect either the chest or the back depending on how wide the grip is (barbell) and the position of the shoulders.