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If you re ready to get moving with a pair of your own, Brathwaite came up with a simple adjustable dumbbell-friendly workout. He recommends you choose a weight that you can do the entire rep scheme with without failing. It should be challenging between reps 8 to 10, but not impossible. The best part of your new fitness tool? The next time around, you can add some weight and get giddy over your progress with time.
A 30 Minute Total Body Strength Workout
You ll need a set of adjustable dumbbells and a bench. Rest one minute between each set.
The Moves:
Dumbbell bench press: Start laying flat on a bench, with two dumbbells straight up directly above your chest with your palms facing in towards your thighs. (You will notice that this is a common position in the world of giant chest-building.) Breathe in, and slowly lower the weights towards your shoulders. Exhale and push the weights back to start for one rep.
Good news for at-home exercisers: You don t need a set of weights to get a solid upper-body workout. All you need are a few household items and this workout from NASM-certified trainer Jennifer Romanelli, co-owner of Trooper Fitness in New York City.
A powerlifter at heart, Romanelli abandoned the barbell when gyms closed during the COVID-19 shutdown and found joy in pushing her body in new ways like in her living room, using chairs and towels to target the chest, back, shoulders, and arms. The benefit of doing [bodyweight-only] work is that you learn about you, she says. You re able to move your body efficiently, get stronger, and then when you do apply weight, your body s more receptive to it.