Learn how to exercise by doing the multi-directional dumbbell lunge. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: calves, hamstrings, outer thighs, quads Base Movement: lunge Equipment: dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 5 Sp ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell bicep curl on incline bench face down with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: bench, dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of D ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell bicep curl with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 3 Position: standing Mo ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the reciprocal dumbbell bicep curl with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 5 Position: ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell fly on stability ball. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: chest Secondary Muscle Group: pec minor, serratus anterior Base Movement: fly Equipment: dumbbell, stability ball Training Type: balance and stability, weight training Le ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the alternating dumbbell bicep curl on bosu flat up with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: bosu flat up, dumbbell Training Type: balance and stabil ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the alternating dumbbell bicep curl with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 5 Position: ...more
This exercise will help work out both your lats and your core abdomnial muscles! You will need an assortment of dumbbells for this exercise to work. Don't forget to stretch, and always talk to your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen!
Standing dumbbell alternating side lateral raises are a great exercise for building overall definition in your deltoids. With this how to video you can add the standing dumbbell alternaing raise exercise to your workout and watch your shoulders grow.
Standing dumbbell side lateral raises are a great exercise for building overall definition in your deltoids. With this how to video you can add the standing dumbbell side lateral raise exercise to your workout and watch your shoulders grow.
Standing front dumbbell deltoid raises are a great exercise for building overall thickness and size in your front deltoids. With this how to video you can add the standing front dumbbell deltoid raise exercise to your workout and watch your shoulders grow.
Seated dumbbell hammer alternating bicep curls are a great exercise for building overall thickness and size in your biceps and forearms. With this how to video you can add the seated dumbbell hammer alternating bicep exercise to your workout and watch your arms grow.
Learn how to exercise by doing the alternating incline rear shoulder dumbbell row on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: shoulders Secondary Muscle Group: biceps, lats, levator scapulae, rhomboids, serratus anterior, traps - lower, traps - mid, traps - upper Base Mo ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the incline reverse dumbbell fly on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: shoulders Secondary Muscle Group: lats, levator scapulae, rhomboids, serratus anterior, traps - lower, traps - mid, traps - upper Base Movement: reverse fly Equipm ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the rear shoulder incline dumbbell row on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: shoulders Secondary Muscle Group: biceps, lats, levator scapulae, rhomboids, serratus anterior, traps - lower, traps - mid, traps - upper Base Movement: row ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell side lunge and shoulder side raise. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: calves, hamstrings, levator scapulae, outer thighs, quads, serratus anterior, shoulders, traps - lower, traps - upper Base Mov ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell side lunge on bosu flat down. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: calves, hamstrings, outer thighs, quads Base Movement: lunge Equipment: bosu flat down, dumbbell Training Type: balance and stabilit ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell side split squat. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: calves, hamstrings, inner thighs, outer thighs, quads Base Movement: split squat Equipment: dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of Dif ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the 1 leg 1 arm dumbbell hang clean. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: biceps, calves, hamstrings, levator scapulae, lower back, quads, serratus anterior, shoulders, traps - lower, traps - upper Base Movement: ...more
If you are looking for something different for the back muscles, consider the alternating pullover exercise. The largest muscle in the back is scientifically known as the latissimus dorsi. You might see it referred to as the "lats" or "wings." The lats are used any time you pu ...more
Incline bench dumbbell curls are a great exercise for building overall thickness and size in your biceps. With this how to video you can easily add the incline bench dumbbell curl to your workout and watch your biceps grow.
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a lateral raise lifting routine with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and a ...more
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a shrug routine with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accident ...more
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a wrist curl routine with free weights. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding acc ...more
Learn how to do jump triceps bench dips and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Bench dips are an ideal triceps isolating exercise, using the weight of your body against the muscle. Here you'll add a “jump” aspect for an ...more
In this video from modernmom we learn how to do an arm toning routine for women. It's a short exercise routine that you can do every other day. You'll need 5-8 lb dumbbells. You'll work biceps, triceps, chest, back of arms and shoulders. Do each exercise 10-12 reps. Do at leas ...more
This video shows you how to do a decline bench press with dumbbells. This exercise works primarily the lower chest and secondly the triceps and shoulders. You lie on a decline bench with dumbbells extended in hands. Do a decline bench press with dumbbells. Click through to wat ...more
Hammer curls are a very basic weight lifting exercise that anyone, from beginners to professional chunkheads, can do. Do remember, of course, that it's important to vary the weight according to what you can handle. If you're a beginner, try 5-10 pound weights until you can han ...more
We know those big exercise machines at the gym can be intimidating, but the next time you hit the gym you should consider making friends with one of them because they offer a resistance (often adjustable) that you can't get with workout tapes at home. If you want to do an exc ...more
Learn how to do tube assisted dumbbell curls. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Turn your body into a cable machine by doing curls with dumbbells and a tube simultaneously. How you stand on the tube controls the difficulty of the exercise, allowing for ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell squat thrust with alternate lockouts, an advanced exercise. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits A strong legs and back demand a powerful core for support. Train all three with this exercise. You'll develop power and control, and ...more
Improve your cardiovascular system and tone your legs with help from Men's Health. With this leg workout exercise, you'll work on many muscles of the body and improve your cardio system. The exercise is called the "dumbbell corkscrew to single arm Cuban press". Stand holding ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell up rotator on a spin bike. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The dumbbell upward rotator helps warm up and strengthen the rotator cuff muscles. Do this exercise with light weights to loosen them up and help minimize the risk o ...more
Squats are probably the most useful exercise you can do at the gym—no other single exercise encourages more muscle growth. With a range of motion that incorporates many different muscle groups in the legs, core and upper body, squats not only strengthen those muscles, but also ...more
Learn how to do reverse dumbbell flys on incline bench. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Making sure your shoulders are evenly balanced from front to back is a must. Use this exercise to both strengthen and develop the back of your shoulders. The incl ...more
We know, we know: squats hurt. Like, really bad. But when it comes to exercise, the more a workout hurts the more effective it is at toning up those trouble areas. Take this dumbbell squat, for instance. It's a basic squat modified by you holding a dumbbell in each hand. Incr ...more
Learn how to do chest focused Gravitron dips. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Tricep dips and pull-ups are both great strength-training exercises, but many people without a lot of upper-body strength can't maintain proper form or do enough of them t ...more
Learn how to do speed tricep dips on a Gravitron. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. enefits Tricep dips are one of the oldest and greatest tricep-building exercises in the book. Doing them on the Gravitron machine allows you to take a percentage of your body w ...more
Learn how to do cable rope power overhead skull crushers. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This exercise forces you to keep tension in the cables throughout the range of motion, engaging your triceps from start to finish. Use a cable machine and a do ...more
Learn how to do a cable triceps press down drop set. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits If you've done the cable tricep bar press-down before, you know that it's a staple exercise of many workout programs that isolates and builds the muscles of the tri ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell squat thrusts with shoulder presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This powerful combo exercise focuses on the legs and shoulders, but trains the entire body. You'll develop core strength and power as you squat and jump wit ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell clean and presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This exercise converts a classic shoulder exercise, often done with a barbell or kettlebell, to take advantage of its leg-busting potential. Put squats between the elements o ...more
Learn how to do face down dumbbell rotate and press on an incline bench. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Building your shoulders without strengthening your rotators is an invitation to injury. This exercise helps you warm up and strengthen the entire ...more
Learn how to do seated arnold presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Good trainers love this strength-training exercise because it targets and isolates both the front and side heads of the deltoid muscles. Lowering the dumbbells gradually down in ...more
Learn how to do speed end of bench tricep push-ups drop set and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The close grip on the end-of-bench tricep push-up isolates the three heads of the tricep muscles by putting more of the ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell alternating chest flys. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The classic dumbbell fly works your chest and your inner chest muscles in particular. The one-armed alternating variation has you do one side at a time, increasing the ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell step-up with shoulder press. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The one leg step-up is a simple and effective leg exercise that strengthens leg muscles while building balance and leg-muscle control. In combination with the dumb ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell fly to presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The dumbbell fly to press combination exercise works your pectoral muscles from different angles, giving the benefits of a traditional dumbbell press combined with the pec-stret ...more
In this free video exercise lesson, you'll learn how to do a seated bicep curls with dumbbells. With weight lifting, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accide ...more
Most of the time it's not necessary to have exercise equipment in order to exercise. You can generally use your own body weight as a counterbalancing weight, but if you're interested in building massive muscle, then you do need to either hit the gym or purchase some equipment ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell squat thrust with speed alternate neutral presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Combine two power moves for an intense leg and shoulder muscle workout. Start with a squat thrust, popping out of a squat to a plank position; ...more
Learn how to do shoulder dumbbell or plate circles. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This shoulder exercise warms up and strengthens the shoulders using simple circular motions. You can use a dumbbell or a small weight plate, but either way the challe ...more
Take it from people who have done jump burpees before: These exercises, though they look easy, are some of the hardest you will ever do in a cardio routine since they are extremely aerobic. "Jump Burpees" is an advanced version of the classic burpee. In this version of the ex ...more
Push ups are the one exercise move we can't seem to do without feeling like we're dying half the time, but if you happen to have mastered the standard push up and want to break past that plateau then check out this fitness video. You'll learn how to complete push ups with you ...more
Don't worry guys: the Skull Krusher isn't as intimidating as it sounds, and no skulls - especially not yours - will be harmed in the process. Check out this muscle building video to learn how to complete the Skull Krusher. The move involves lying down on a bench and then reve ...more
Want to get in shape? Well, with Men's Health, you're bound to, especially with this "push press" exercise. This shoulder and triceps exercise is also great for the core and improving your ability to generate force. Stand with a light bar-bell across the front of your shoulde ...more
Squats strengthen your butt muscles, hamstrings and quadriceps. First, pick up your dumbbells. Bring the dumbbells by your hips, thighs or let them hang by your side. Next, stand with your feet shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward and stand straight and tall. Sit down l ...more
This video from Men's Health shows you the proper way to get a fit chest by doing a barbell bench press. Safety first! Lie on a bench with your feet flat on the floor. Grab the bar with your hands slightly more than shoulder-width apart, holding the weight with your arms exte ...more
Learn how to do devil's tricpes press downs. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits For this variation on the standard triceps dip, you'll move in a diagonal movement to stretch and work the full range for your triceps muscles. Muscles Worked Triceps Sta ...more
Learn how to do close grip push ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Push-ups are a great exercise because they work the entire chest and triceps while also training coordination and stamina. The close-grip variation of the standard push-up puts the ...more