Grab the bar with your palms facing forward, as you pull, slightly lean back to pull the bar into your chest & make sure to engage your lats & your core throughout the movement!
Beginner: 30-50lbs
Intermediate: 55-70lbs
Advanced: 70-100+lbs
*Modification: do tricep extensions with dumbbells
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BENT OVER SINGLE ARM ROWS (4x12)
Have a bench in front of you to place one arm and lean over to create an almost table-top position. Hold a dumbbell in your working hand, keep your hips and shoulders squared to the floor as you pull the dumbbell up and in toward your hipbone.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermedi... -
SINGLE TO DOUBLE SHOULDER PRESS (3x10)
Start seated with dumbbells in your hands, bend the elbows at 90 degrees, engage your core & push the right side dumbbell & lower, then the left side, then finish with both at the same time. that is one full rep!
Beginner: 5-7lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 10-15lb dumbbells
Advanced: 20-35+lb du... -
INCLINED CHEST FLY (4x12)
Lie back on an incline bench holding dumbbells above your chest with a slight bend in your elbows. Open your arms wide in a controlled arc, then squeeze your chest to bring the weights back together.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 12-20lb dumbbells
Advanced: 25...
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