Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Two Dumbbell Circuits -- one for heavy strength, one for full-body workout.

1. If you are feeling STRONG and have no muscle injuries or severe stiffness...

with 60lb dumbbells (if you can!!!):
  • One-arm snatch x 5/side
  • One-arm swing x 5/side
  • One-arm bench press x 5/side
  • One-arm row x 5/side
Repeat 4x.... go fast.

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2. Full-body DB workout -- with 50lb DBs
  • One-arm press (or push press) x 5/side
  • One-arm snatch x 5/side
  • One-arm swing x 5/side
  • One-arm bench press x 5/side
  • One-arm row x 5/side
  • Bulgarian split squats x 5/side
Repeat 4x... finish with core training. For a variation, instead of overhead press and split squats, combine the leg and shoulder exercises and do thrusters instead (5 will prob be way more doable than 10) and repeat circuit 5x... that way it will be 5 repetitions, of 5 exercises, for 5 reps each (or per side)...

Original: 60 total reps per circuit x 4 = 240 total reps
Variant: 45 total reps per circuit x 5 = 225 total reps




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