Dumbbell
Compact and handheld, a dumbbell has a short grip with an equal load at each end. You can use one or a pair while standing, seated, lying on a bench or working from the floor. It feels less fixed than a machine, so you guide the path yourself and can move each arm separately.
You can use dumbbells to build strength through your arms, shoulders, chest, upper back and hands. They allow pressing overhead or from a bench, rowing toward your body, raising your arms in different directions, and bending or straightening your elbows and wrists. Using two also helps you notice differences between your sides.
Dumbbells suit beginners and experienced exercisers because you can start with a manageable load and change it as movements become more familiar. They need little storage space, although a wider range of loads takes more room. Adjustable versions are easy to scale, while filled water bottles can work as a simple alternative for lighter movements.
Exercises using this equipment
- Dumbbell JM press
- Dumbbell Y raise
- Dumbbell arnold press
- Dumbbell bench reverse wrist curl
- Dumbbell bench wrist curl
- Dumbbell bent over rowThe dumbbell bent over row primarily targets the upper back, specifically the latissimus dorsi, rhom
- Dumbbell floor overhead triceps extension
- Dumbbell front raise
- Dumbbell high pull
- Dumbbell incline bench press
- Dumbbell incline bench row
- Dumbbell incline bench triceps extension
- Dumbbell incline fly
- Dumbbell kelso shrug
- Dumbbell lateral raiseDumbbell side raiseThe dumbbell lateral raise is an effective exercise that primarily targets the deltoid muscles, spec
- Dumbbell lying tricep extension
- Dumbbell overhead press
- Dumbbell overhead tricep extensions
- Dumbbell renegade rowCombines plank and row, enhancing core strength
- Dumbbell reverse fly