Have a bench in front of you to place one arm and lean over to create an almost table-top position. Hold a dumbbell in your working hand, keep your hips and shoulders squared to the floor as you pull the dumbbell up and in toward your hipbone.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-20lbs
Advanced: 15-45+ lbs
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LAT PULL DOWN (4x12)
Grab the bar with your palms facing forward, as you pull, slightly lean back to pull the bar into your chest & make sure to engage your lats & your core throughout the movement!
Beginner: 30-50lbs
Intermediate: 55-70lbs
Advanced: 70-100+lbs*Modification: do tricep extensions with dumbbells
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HAMMER CURL PRESS (4x10)
Stand with dumbbells in hands by your sides. Without rotating your wrists, curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders, palms stay facing in towards eachother, then press the dumbbells straight up and slowly return the motion to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
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SKULL CRUSHERS (4x10)
Lay flat on a bench with either a set of dumbbells in each hand OR 1 dumbbell held horizontally. Extend arms above head/chest & slowly bend the elbows, lowering the dumbbells towards the top of your head & slightly behind your head & then reverse the movement back to starting position. Keep the e...
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