Dumbbell Training

Dumbbell Training

Author: Allen Hedrick

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2019-06-10

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1492587028

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One of the most versatile and effective forms of equipment, dumbbells have long been part of the training formula for building strength and power and toning the entire body. Now in Dumbbell Training, Second Edition, former NSCA Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Allen Hedrick describes how to use dumbbells as a primary mode of training and shows how dumbbells can be an excellent alternative to traditional barbell workouts for just about anyone. Whether you are an athlete wanting to improve your sport performance or a fitness enthusiast wanting to improve upon your current exercise regime, you can use dumbbells to achieve your goals related to fitness, weight loss, increased muscle mass, or improved athletic performance. Hedrick, the former strength and conditioning coach at the United States Olympic Training Center, guides you through proven exercises and programs based on more than 25 years of experience working with athletes. The book is loaded with more than 110 exercises targeting the core, upper body, lower body, and total body. Exercises feature a variety of variations and are supplemented with photos and concisely written exercise descriptions, making it easy to understand each exercise and implement it on your own. Did You Know? sidebars offer interesting details and tips about the use of dumbbell exercises. You’ll also find 66 ready-to-use programs that target your specific goals. Fitness-oriented plans will help you with fat loss, general fitness, hypertrophy, and strength, while athletes will find plans for increasing power, speed, agility, and balance in eight popular sports: cycling, ice hockey, skiing, soccer, speed skating, swimming, track and field, and wrestling. If you train with dumbbells, or are interested in starting a dumbbell training program, Dumbbell Training will put you on the path to a refined physique or improved performance. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.


Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide

Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide

Author: Myatt Murphy

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2007-07-24

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1605297569

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The easiest, most inexpensive way to build muscle strength, size, and power turns out to be the best, with this supremely effective guide from the world's largest men's magazine Workout fads and fitness equipment come and go, but as trainers and bodybuilders know: nothing tops a simple set of dumbbells for convenience, reliability, and versatility when you are trying to build muscles and get in shape. In Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide, Myatt Murphy, a fitness expert and longtime contributor to Men's Health, shows readers how to use dumbbells to develop just about every part of their bodies. For anyone who believes that dumbbells can be used only for arms and shoulders, Myatt Murphy proves them wrong. Featuring 200 photographs, Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Exercises demonstrates how to perform a total body workout and get maximum results. There are exercises here—lunges, squats, dead lifts, curls, shrugs, kickbacks, presses, and more—that develop abs, arms, chest, legs, and shoulders, along with innovative new ways to get the most of this versatile piece of strength-training equipment. With instructions for creating literally thousands of dumbbell exercises for the novice to advanced lifter, Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Exercises will be an indispensable addition to any home gym.


Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength and Power

Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength and Power

Author: Michael Volkmar

Publisher: Hatherleigh Press

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1578267757

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THE ULTIMATE HANDBOOK FOR BUILDING MUSCLE WITH DUMBBELLS Perfect anyone looking to develop explosive power and build strength, dumbbells remain the most common—and most effective—tool to reach your fitness goals. The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power combines an all-new collection of dumbbell workouts to create a complete fitness program focused on using dumbbells to pack on muscle, build power and burn fat while improving total body conditioning. With workout circuits perfect for every fitness level, from beginner to advanced, The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power is the final word on building muscle with dumbbells. The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power features: • Over 100 dumbbell workouts designed to fit any program • Progression-focused programming for guaranteed results • Workouts to increase size and maximize power • Nutritional and recovery tips • Intense power super sets for extra challenge • Programs for endurance athletes utilizing dumbbells Whether you’re looking to supercharge your workouts, improve on your personal bests, or overcome your personal fitness plateau and achieve never before seen results, The Dumbbell Workout Handbook: Strength & Power shows you how!


Smart Girls Do Dumbbells

Smart Girls Do Dumbbells

Author: Judith Sherman-Wolin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-04-06

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1440624933

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An inspiring exercise program created by Judith Sherman-Wolin, exercise specialist at the UCLA Center for Nutrition. You've probably been dieting and exercising—or trying to—your entire life. You lose the weight; you gain it back. Or you lose most of the weight, but can't get those last stubborn 5 to 10 pounds to budge an inch. Or you exercise like mad, but still, the butt's a little saggy, the arm's a little flabby, and the belly's a little droopy. Why don't you have the body you always wanted? You may not know the real secrets of strength training and the magic of dumbbells. Judith Sherman-Wolin, exercise specialist at the UCLA Center for Nutrition, has developed a fast and easy dumbbell program that you can do at home and set up for less than it costs to go to a gym every month. You won't look like Arnold Schwarzenegger (who wants to anyway?) but you will watch your butt shrink, your abs flatten, and your arm muscles lengthen and firm. Say "hello" to your bikini and all those sleeveless tops you dreaded wearing when the weather got too hot to stay covered. All you need is the motivation, and this book will keep you psyched. In Smart Girls Do Dumbbells you'll learn: • the complete 30-minute, 30-day, 30-way, start-to-finish program • how to melt away those stubborn pounds you've been trying to lose your entire adult life • how you can shape a body that burns more calories, even while you're plopped on the couch • inexpensive ways to build your own dumbbell gym • Judith's bonus ab-flattening recipes Work out smarter, not harder. All it takes is 30 minutes for a leaner, healthier, sexier body!


Bodybuilding for Dumbbells

Bodybuilding for Dumbbells

Author: Ric Drasin

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-06-07

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781500105754

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Ric Drasin from the Golden Era of Bodybuilding Venice beach 1970s shares the old school workouts for great results in bodybuilding. Routines are based on workouts that Ric and Arnold Schwarzenegger used back then.


How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Vol. 2

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Vol. 2

Author: Yabako Sandrovich

Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1645055531

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Hibiki and company are trying out some new experiences to reach their fitness goals! First up, a home workout--then the beach! Not long after, it's time for the school sports festival. And then, Hibiki joins an arm-wrestling competition?!


How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Vol. 1

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Vol. 1

Author: Yabako Sandrovich

Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment

Published: 2019-11-19

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1645055523

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Hibiki is a teenage girl who loves to eat, but when she notices her waistline expanding, she decides to check out the local gym. The gym is full of buff dudes...and Akemi, the student council president?! When Akemi tries to convince Hibiki to take up weight training, Hibiki resists--until she meets pretty boy trainer Machio. Now, Hibiki is willing to do whatever it takes to get fit!


Dumbbell Training

Dumbbell Training

Author: Allen Hedrick

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

Published: 2019-06-02

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1492587001

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Dumbbell Training, Second Edition, will help you incorporate dumbbells into your training routines. It offers more than 110 exercises and 66 ready-to-use programs for increased power, speed, agility, and balance.


Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide

Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide

Author: Myatt Murpdy

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2007-07-24

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 159486487X

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Demonstrates how to perform a total body workout with the use of dumbbells, covering such techniques as lunges, squats, dead lifts, curls, and presses, in a volume that features step-by-step instructions and photographs.


Earth Day

Earth Day

Author: Melissa Ferguson

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 2021-10-28

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1398212954

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Earth Day celebrates our beautiful planet and calls us to act on its behalf. Some people spend the day planting flowers or trees. Others organize neighborhood clean-ups, go on nature walks or make recycled crafts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.