Archive for the ‘Dumbbell Workouts’ Category
I was in the gym yesterday and I witness someone bench pressing with a huge right arm weakness. Another words, you could see how the left arm was pushing up the bar more than the right arm. That is why it is good to throw in unilateral lifts with the dumbbells. These dumbbell workouts will help to extinguish a stronger arm dominance.
The unilateral dumbbell workout is especially challenging for a chest press. By holding ONLY 1 dumbbell in one arm and pushing it up, throws off the body’s balance, so at the same time you have to hold your core stable in order to stay on the bench. Quite challenging, you might want to have a spotter close by. Yet another multi-body part exercise for your routine.
Remember to keep changing up that routine and keep challenging those muscles!!
Today our topic is going to be drop sets. You can add this to your list of dumbbell workouts. I like to do drop sets at the end of a body part workout to really fatigue the muscle. You may be thinking, what is a drop set?
A drop set is using the heaviest weight you can lift till fatigue. Then immediately lifting a weight 10% less than your first weight. Do as many reps as you can to fatigue. Reduce the next weight by another 10%, and perform as many reps as you can. Keep reducing your weight by 10% till you physically cannot perform another repetition.
There are no breaks in between each set. Just keep moving from back to back repetitions! Using drop sets to fatigue your muscles is one of the best dumbbell workouts you can add to your routine!