Adjustable Dumbbells – Some Of The Most Versatile Equipment

While saving you from gym fees, babysitters and having to drag yourself to the gym, adjustable dumbbells also take up very little room in your home.

Ensure that any weight set you are considering is easy to adjust, easy to handle in motion, and is not so bulky as to interfere with the exercises that you will be doing.

A great routine that will help you get the most out of your work out consists of breaking your workout up into three sets. Your upper body should be your first concern, and push ups are a good way to start. Doing three sets of ten push ups will get you well on your way. After that, use the adjustable dumbbell to do three sets of ten again with each arm. To do this exercise, pick up your adjustable dumbbell with your palm facing towards you. Make sure you’re bent parallel to the floor and pull the weight up to chest height while keeping your arm as close to your body as possible. Lower the weight, and repeat. After you have finished that do 3 sets of 30 crunches. That’s your upper body workout.

Your arms should be your next target. An exercise called upright rows should be your first course of action, and again you do these in three sets of ten. Pick up a dumbbell in each of your hands and lift them to sit against your upper thighs; keeping them ten inches or so apart, life them up in a straight line until they are up to your chin height. Make sure you keep your elbows up, and continue to raise them until they level with your ears. Hold that position for a second and slowly lower the dumbbells, while focusing on your shoulder tension. After this, do three sets of ten curls, focusing on your posture the entire time. Remain straight and avoid moving with the lifting and lowering motion. Tricep extensions are next up in your exercise routine, and they are the most simple of all. Simply all you need to do is lift the dumb bell above your head, keeping your back exactly straight with your arms near your head, even as you lower the dumbbell. After you have done this, it is in your best interest to rest for a short time in order to give your body a short break.

. Move onto stiff leg dead lifts, in which you hold the dumbbells in your hands and stand straight, then lower down as if you were reaching to pick something up until you feel your hamstrings stretch. This does not necessarily have to be all of the way down. Be sure that you use your hamstrings to pull yourself back up as well. Do this in three sets of ten also. The calf raise is the last set you need to do, again in three sets of ten. Stand with your feet approximately sixteen inches away from each other and hold the adjustable dumbbells at your sides. Slowly raise yourself until you are standing on your toes, then slowly lower yourself down until you are standing flat again. This is simple but very effective.

Take a rest; you’ve done a great work out! All of your muscle groups have been taken care of, all without any sort of equipment besides a set of adjustable dumbbells. Remember that as you improve your physical condition, you should increase the weights on the dumbbells in order to continue to get an effective work out.

Some fitness novices may not see the value in a set of dumbbells, but the truth is that they can be used by anyone to get lasting resultswhen used right.