Top 10: Dumbbells

Today's tool of choice . . . Dumbbells! You can find these at any gym, and possibly

in any garage of most guys out there. You can get a full body workout with

as light as 3-5lbs or as heavy as you can handle! Great tool!

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 One-legged Deadlifts

Keep you back straight and neck lined up with your spine. Keep

the knee soft as you bend forward, feeling a slight stretch in the hamstrings.

Bring it back up to standing. Repeat 8-16 times then switch legs.

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Bicep Curls

Palms up, palms in (hammer curl), or palms down. Keep elbows in

tight as you perform the curl.

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 Front Extensions

Keep shoulders down, body straight as you bring arms straight in front,

creating a 90* angle and then back down. Can bring it all the way up 180*, straight

overhead, and then slowly bring it back down.

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Chest Press

Start with arms straight up. Bring elbows down, creating a 90* angle

and press straight back up.

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Pushup Kings Press

Start in plank position. Do one pushup and bring right elbow up to a row.

Return back to plank--pushup--bring left elbow up to a row. Alternate until you can't!

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Reverse Fly

Keep upper body leaned forward, spine in alined. Open up the arms while squeezing your

shoulder blades together. Bring arms back down to start.

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Front Lunge Twist

Start with feet hip width apart. Step forward into a lunge, keeping knee stacked over ankle.

Twist your body towards the front leg. Return to center, then push off the front

foot back to standing position.

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T-Raises

Start with hands by your sides. Raise the hands straight out to your sides creating

a T in your body. Add to it by keeping your palms forward and rainbowing

your arms all the way up to above your head and back down.

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Triceps Kickback

Palms toward the body, palms back, or palms forward. Keep the elbows back,

body leaned forward. Kick the hands back, engaging the triceps and bring back to start.

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Weighted Surrender

Lie flat on your back, hands over the head holding a weight. Roll up into a sit-up, 

keeping the hands raised up, and then roll back down to start.