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How to do a Chest Fly With Tubing

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Using tubing or stretch bands is a great way to vary your strength training workout. Varying the type of resistance you are using is a good way to prevent overuse injuries and to keep your body from adapting to your exercise regimen... more »

How to Do a Chest Press with Dumbbells

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A chest press may be any movement that involves pushing the arms directly away from the chest against a resistance. Dumbbell presses are especially useful in addressing any disparity in size or strength that exists between the two chest ... more »

How to Do a Circuit Training Workout With Free Weights

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The purpose of a circuit training workout with free weights is to raise your heart rate while toning your muscles. It is meant to combine the best results of aerobic activity and weightlifting. The proper warmup and setup are important, because ... more »

How to Do a Clean and Press With Kettlebells

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Kettlebells are a unique form of free weights which originated in Russia. Many people who train in weight lifting prefer kettlbells to traditional weights as their handled design allows a greater number of exercises. As with any workout, learning ... more »

How to Do a Core Extension Exercise

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The back extension exercise is an effective way to increase the strength and tone of your spinal musculature. With a slight modification, you can also use this exercise to target your hips, giving your glutes and hamstrings a solid workout. The ... more »

How to Do a Dead Swing With Kettlebells

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Kettlebells are unique handled weights which originated in Russia, but are quickly gaining popularity in the United States. Many weight lifters claim that they prefer kettlebells for their workouts as their unique design allows for far more ... more »

How to Do a Dumbbell Bicep Curl

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The biceps curl is one of the most popular and well known weight training exercises. Widely used by men, this exercise is beneficial to women, too. Unfortunately, people use incorrect technique and the result is loss of maximum benefit. Review ... more »

How to Do a Dumbbell Hammer Curl Biceps Workout

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Dumbbell hammer curls target your bicep muscles and your forearms. Because they don't significantly strain your wrist, they're easier on your body than regular curls. All you need are two dumbbells to perform this exercise. Just follow these steps... more »

How to Do a Dumbbell Row

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Using dumbbells to do bent over rows is a good starting point for beginners wanting to strength train. Exercising one arm at a time allows you to focus on your form and mechanics. The bent over row works several different muscles in your back. ... more »

How to do a Dumbbell Squat Press Exercises

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Dumbbell squat presses are unique since they are both muscle building and cardiovascular. Doing them increases power and strength in multiple areas of your body including all the muscles in your legs, hips, lower back, abdomen, shoulders and ... more »

How to Do a Dumbbell Tricep Extension

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The dumbbell tricep extension effectively targets the tricep as a whole. Using a dumbbell allows you to work the triceps of each arm equally while giving the weaker arm special attention. Even relatively light weights can provide a good workout ... more »

How to Do a Figure-Eight Hold With Kettlebells

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Kettlebells are unique, round free weights equipped with a handle which were originally created and used in Russia. Kettlebells are quickly gaining popularly among weight lifters around the world, as their unique design allows the user to add far ... more »

How to Do a Floor Press Exercise with Dumbbells

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Presses are the primary method of developing the chest muscles and are usually done on a bench. Floor presses are commonly performed when a bench is not available... more »

How to Do a Free Weights Military Press for Shoulders

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Lifting free weights is one of the best ways to build and develop muscles. Lifting free weights however, is more dangerous. It is not a good idea to attempt free weight work alone. You should work with a partner when lifting free weights. If you ... more »

How to Do a Hammer Strength Closed Grip Pull Down

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Many people spend a lot of time in the gym just working on their pectoral muscles. But, any weight lifter worth his salt knows that you must work the back muscles to compliment the pectoral muscles... more »

How to Do a Hammer Strength Wide Grip Pull Down

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If you are tired of using machines with bands or weight stacks and want to get a great workout combining the results of free weights and the isolation of machines, then you must try the Hammer Strength machines... more »

How to Do a Hand-to-Hand Swing With Kettlebells

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Made popular by the latest Rocky Balboa movie, kettlebells, otherwise known as Russian dumbbells have made their way into gyms nationwide. They provide a more fluid range-of-motion than regular dumbbells. Use the hand-to-hand swing to work your ... more »

How to Do a High Pull With Kettlebells

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Kettlebells are a unique type of free weight which were originally designed in Russia and are quickly becoming popular around the world. Many weight lifters claim that they prefer kettlebells to traditional free weights, as they offer more ... more »

How to Do a Kettlebell Snatch Variation Exercise

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Russian kettlebells are a type of free weights which have a unique design, making them more versatile than traditional weights or dumbbells. Quickly gaining popularity across America, kettlebells are used to strengthen and condition the muscles ... more »

How to Do a Lateral Raise

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The Lateral Raise is a great exercise for broadening the shoulders, and this exercise can be performed standing or sitting. Men use it to look more masculine, but women use it to give their shoulders shape and tone. It is easy to perform if you ... more »

How to Do a Leg Press Workout in Weightlifting

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The leg press works your quadriceps, hamstrings and the glutes. This exercise is typically done on a machine that you sit on with a weighted platform that you push your feet against. You can exercise both legs at once on the machine or isolate ... more »

How to do a light resistance workout at home

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Here is a basic full body strengthening workout for beginners you can do at home with minimal equipment... more »

How to Do a Military Press

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The military press is used to develop the muscles of the upper body. It also increases the balance and stability of the whole body. This exercise benefits every inch of your body since you must tighten all your muscles to correctly execute this ... more »

How to Do a Narrow Grip Barbell Bench Press

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Unlike a regular or wide grip barbell bench press, a narrow grip bench press works all three heads of the tricep, with a focus on the outer head. Your pectoral muscles are also engaged as you perform this exercise... more »

How to Do a One-Arm Curl Biceps Workout

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One-arm curls target your biceps with a dumbbell workout you can perform at home. Follow these easy steps to strengthen your bicep muscles and do a one-arm bicep curl workout... more »

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