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Article Title: Dumbbell Exercise Routine: 5 Ways To Get Faster Results, Now!
Author: Eddie Lomax
Category: Muscle Building, Health
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Keywords: dumbbell exercise routine, dumbbell training, dumbbell workout, dumbbell exercise, superior dumbbell
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It’s no secret, a properly designed dumbbell exercise routine is one of the most beneficial workout programs you can do. Dumbbells are widely accessible, making them available to a large number of people. There are a huge amount of dumbbell exercises to choose from for everyone’s needs. Plus, the ability to perform single-limb and alternating exercises make them invaluable for training movements that improve your performance in the real world.

Unfortunately, many men and women don’t perform dumbbell exercise routines as a full workout. Many people use dumbbells as “extra” or “supplemental” training. They do their primary workout with machines or barbells, and then focus on small muscle groups with dumbbells as an afterthought. While this extra training is not a complete waste of time, it is definitely not the best way to use dumbbells.

But there are major advantages to performing a dumbbell exercise routine as your primary workout routine. I’m about to reveal 5 ways proper dumbbell training can help you get faster results.

But first, I want to talk about some of the results you should expect from the execution of proper dumbbell exercise.

The three biggest reasons men and women work out (in my opinion) are:

1) To Improve Their Physique By Building Muscle
2) To Improve Their Physique By Burning Fat
3) To Improve Their Performance

Most people want to create a strong, lean, athletic body that looks great, and oh yea, performs great too! And in my opinion, there is no greater tool to achieve these results than dumbbells. But, not just any old dumbbell workout will do!

Isolation exercises with light weight dumbbells are popular with men and women who are convinced this type of training “tones” your muscles. Plus, they see bodybuilders use this type of training to target small muscle groups. But, as you’ll soon learn, this is not the best use of your dumbbell training time.

Incorporate these 5 things into your dumbbell exercise routine to get the most from your dumbbell training:

Lift Heavier Dumbbells

Pick exercises that require large muscle groups from competition. Using big muscles means you can use heavier weights. Using heavier dumbbells causes more muscle growth. You’ll expend more energy, which means more fat loss. Plus, the increased strength leads to performance improvement.

Just think about it, compare the benefits of squatting with heavy dumbbell (which requires the entire lower body to perform) to doing a bicep curl with a relatively light weight.

Perform Unilateral Dumbbell Exercises

Performing your dumbbell routine one limb at a time has many benefits. For one, you can use a heavier weight because your body recruits more muscles to help with the lift. (This is called bilateral deficit.) More muscles used and heavier weights means more muscle.

The time for each set during the dumbbell routine is doubled. (Since you first perform the exercise with one arm or leg, and then the other.) This results in greater energy expenditure. Translation: unilateral dumbbell training burns more fat!

Perform Alternating Dumbbell Exercises

Most dumbbell exercises can be performed in an alternating fashion. Instead of lifting or pushing the weight with both arms at the same time, you first do one and then the other. This alternating pattern more closely relates movement patterns encountered in sport, work and life activities.

Compare this to performing an exercise on a machine where you are in an unnatural position performing an activity foreign to your natural environment. I think you’ll agree, the benefits are self evident.

Your Dumbbell Routine Should Include Grinding, Explosive and Combo Lifts

There are many types of dumbbell lifts you can include in your exercise routine. You should include all of them. Some examples are grinding lifts like presses and squats, explosive lifts like swings and snatches and combo lifts like the clean and press.

The combination of these dumbbell exercises does more than just build muscular strength and explosive power. They strengthen the heart and lungs, burn fat and force the body to function as one complete unit. So, not only does your body benefit from the appearance benefits, but performance is greatly improved as well.

Perform Dumbbell Exercises Targeting Muscle Growth, Fat Loss And Cardio Improvement

As hinted at above, your dumbbell exercise routine can build muscle, burn fat and improve cardiorespiratory endurance SIMULTANEOUSLY! Talk about getting the most from your training time. If you only have a short time to work out, using dumbbells to target many improvements is the way to go.

I just want to leave you with this. Most men and women struggle to find time to work out. It is very important you don’t waste your training time. So, if you want fast results like more muscle, less fat and improved performance, look no further than a properly designed dumbbell exercise routine.

Coach Eddie Lomax, author of Superior Dumbbell Workout, invites you to explore the body transforming power of proper dumbbell exercise and learn the 5 hidden secrets of dumbbell workouts: http://www.superior-dumbbell-workout.com
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Article Title: Dumbbell Workouts: Stop Wasting Your Time And Start Getting Results!
Author: Eddie Lomax
Category: Muscle Building, Health
Word Count: 731
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Every time I see a man or women pick up a light dumbbell and perform “isolation” or “sculpting” exercises I want to pull my hair out. It’s not that there is anything wrong with these dumbbell exercises. It’s just they aren’t designed to get the results the exerciser wants or needs.

And that is a waste of valuable training time.

Let’s face it, most people have trouble setting aside time to work out as it is. When they do get themselves to the gym, or set aside part of their busy day to work out at home, the last thing they want to do is waste their time. Every minute spent training needs to count! So, stop wasting your time with those dinky weight dumbbell workouts, and start using dumbbells to their full potential.

At this point, some of you might be offended. You may believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that “isolation” dumbbell exercises and “feeling the burn” is the way to get the most out of your dumbbell workout. (Even though you’ve failed to make major changes to your body). Please, keep reading and give me a chance to change your mind.

Honestly, most people start dumbbell workouts, or any workout for that matter, because they want to change the way they look. Yes, there are health and performance benefits to a properly performed dumbbell workout. But, who are we kidding, appearance is the top motivating factor!

And, since we are being honest, most people only start to work out when their appearance gets so bad they just can’t stand it anymore. They’ve ignored the lack of muscle tone and the accumulating fat for so long they are not just out of shape, they are REALLY out of shape! They just don’t need to lose a pound or two of fat and tone up their arms. They need to lose a LOT of fat and build a LOT of muscle to make a major impact on the way they look!

So, the dumbbell workouts they perform should be designed to build muscle and burn fat, preferably in the shortest time possible. So, they pick up a 2 pound dumbbell and perform triceps kickbacks. Wrong, wrong, WRONG!

Let’s look at it this way:

A sculptor is given a 2 ton block of granite to sculpt a figure that ultimately weighs 1/2 ton. Should they:

a) Use a small pick and start to lightly tap on the block?
or
b) Pick up a sledgehammer and whack away most of the unneeded material?

I hoped you picked option b!

You see, when you have a lot of work to do, use the right tool for the job!

So, if your goal is to significantly change the way you look by putting on muscle and burning fat, make sure your dumbbell workouts are designed to do both. Don’t waste your time with small weights and small exercises. Dumbbells are an excellent choice for full body transformation, but only if you use them correctly!

Here are three tips for changing the way you look with dumbbell workouts:

1) Perform dumbbell exercises that recruit as many big muscle groups as possible.
Dumbbell lifts like squats, deadlifts, rows, presses and cleans, snatches and jerks require a lot of big muscle groups to complete the movement. Plus, using big muscle groups allows you to use heavier weights. Using more muscle with heavier weights means more muscle!

2) Perform dumbbell exercises that require a great deal of energy.
Heavy grinding exercises, explosive exercises and combo matrixes require a lot of energy for completion. Expending more energy means less fat!

3) Perform dumbbell workouts in such a manner as to simultaneously build muscle, improve cardiorespiratory endurance and burn fat.
Doing workouts like super sets, timed circuits and peripheral heart action training, you can make your dumbbell workouts SUPER efficient. You’ll get the most out of your training time by attacking your body on many fronts!

I hope this short article has opened your eyes to the true value of dumbbells in your quest to change the way you look. If you want to see the greatest change in appearance in the shortest period of time, leave the light weight dumbbell workouts alone, and start using dumbbell to their full potential. Following the above tips makes your dumbbell workout more effective than ever before!

Coach Eddie Lomax, author of Superior Dumbbell Workout, invites you to explore the body transforming power of proper dumbbell exercise and learn the 5 hidden secrets of dumbbell workouts: http://www.superior-dumbbell-workout.com
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