How to Do Bench Dip Upper Body Exercises

Series Summary

Many people want to lose weight, and despite claims for quick fat burning pills and powders, the best way to lose weight is still through proper diet and exercise. Exercise does more than just maintain physical fitness though. Working out can also help build healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility. It can also reduce your general health risks, boost the immune system, and help with depression and insomnia. Whether your reason for exercising is to lose weight, or improve muscle mass, working out is always a good idea to help promote the health of your body and mind.

In this free video series, our expert fitness instructor will focus on the upper body and show you how to do exercises that build muscle and tone the arms, shoulders, chest and back. You will get easy to follow instructions for doing arm curls, rope pulls, push ups and shoulder shockers. You will also get tips on how to do upper body exercises like modified pull ups, arm extensions, planks and walking shoulders. If you are looking for muscular arms, back or shoulder, look no further, our expert is here to teach you the fitness workout that is sure to perfect your upper body.

Video Transcript

"SHANAY NORVELL: With concentrated curls, you focus on the bicep, but you limit your range of motion. You're going to keep your elbow isolated with your thigh, so that's going to limit some of your movement and focus or concentrate on the bicep. So allow your arm to extend, you can rest your other hand or your thigh or elbow on your thigh because you want to keep the upper body straight. Inhale on the up, exhale down or exhale up and inhale down. Pull it out, keep that breathing nice and steady. You're not going to swing your leg, you're going to keep it steady elbow up against the thigh. Gonna do about two more, abs are tight and one more and then you're going to switch to the other side. You can place the dumbbell down. Other side again. Elbow against the thigh. Other hand is on your thigh, flat or resting with the elbow, and come up and down. Exhale up, inhale down. These are great for your biceps. It won't make you have huge guns because they'll look nice and sculpted. For strong upper body with concentrated curls. "