Sit up tall with a flat back / engaged core & and pull your elbows back toward your hipbones pinching your shoulder blades together & squeezing your back muscles the whole time. Slowly return to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 10-15lbs plates on each side
Intermediate: 20-35 plates on each side
Advanced: 40-60+ plates on each side
*Modification: you can use a seated row machine or do bent over dumbbell rows
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HAMMER CURL PRESS (4x12)
Stand with dumbbells in hands by your sides. Without rotating your wrists, curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders, palms stay facing in towards eachother, then press the dumbbells straight up and slowly return the motion to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
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BENT OVER TRICEP EXTENSION (4x10)
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand. Hinge forward at the hips with a flat back, keeping your core engaged and elbows tucked close to your sides. Start with your arms bent at 90 degrees, then extend the dumbbells straight back, squeezing your triceps at the top. ...
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INCLINED CHEST PRESS (4x12)
Lie back on an incline bench with dumbbells at chest level. Press the weights up until arms are straight, then lower slowly back down with control.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 12-20lb dumbbells
Advanced: 25-45+lb dumbbells*Modification: you can use a bar...
