Pity the lowly barbell. Malone has said that 70 percent of his workout is using dumbbells.
DUMBBELLS CAN GET YOU LEAN
Dumbbells are the one type of weightlifting equipment that you can readily use for a cardio benefit workout.
“If you use lighter weights than you need and do faster reps, you can easily get your heart rate in the target zone while lifting with dumbbells,” says Jason Rechtien, a certified personal trainer in Chicago who has specifically designed dumbbells-only workouts. Unlike an aerobic class or daily jog, a weightlifting workout is not quite as easy to “tell by feel” if your heart rate is at the right pace.
Absolutely, asserts Rechtien.
DUMBBELLS CAN GET YOU BIG
Big boys only use big iron, right? Well, if you’ve ever seen those 75-pound dumbbells, you know they’re not for sissies.
“Using a large machine or clanking plates together doesn’t mean you’re working harder,” says Rechtien.
Dumbbells actually force you to use better form. “If you know a full-dumbbell workout, you never have to wait at the gym,” says Jim Youngstrom, a personal trainer in Minneapolis who works with several of his clients on quick-weightlifting routines.
DUMBBELLS ARE THE CHEAPEST HOME GYM EVER
An adjustable bench and three sets of dumbbells can cost as little as $150-175.
You don’t have to buy the fanciest dumbbells in town, either.
DUMBBELLS 101
If you’re already lifting with barbells, mimic the exercises using dumbbells instead of barbells, and make the total weight lifted slightly less than what you’re lifting with barbells.
Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness by Matt Brzycki; Complete Body Development with Dumbbells by Mark McKown; Dumbbell Fitness by Stephen Antonetti); The Great Dumbbell Handbook by Michael Jespersen.
See, dumbbells look pretty smart after all.
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