Hold the dumbbells by your side, as you lift, slightly rotate your palm to face forward. Keep the elbow close to your body as you curl the dumbbell up toward your shoulders. Squeeze your biceps at the top of the movement then slowly return to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-20lbs
Advanced: 25-40+lbs
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DUMBBELL UPRIGHT ROW (4x10)
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand with palms facing your thighs. Keeping your core engaged, lift the dumbbells straight up along the front of your body, leading with your elbows until they reach chest height, then slowly lower back down with control.
Weight Recomme...
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CHEST PRESS (4x12)
Lay back on the bench or floor (you can lift legs like I am, or have them bent on the floor.) Lower the dumbbells toward your chest with control, engage your chest to press them back up above your head!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 12-20lb dumbbells
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L RAISES (4x10) PER SIDE
Raise the dumbbells up and into an "L" shape: one directly in front of you, one to the side! Rest and alternate to the opposite side.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-25lbs
Advanced: 30-65+ lbs
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