{"id":18363,"date":"2018-05-05T12:13:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/?p=18363"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:37:24","slug":"5-best-dumbbell-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/5-best-dumbbell-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Dumbbell Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg\" alt=\"blog-divider-line\" width=\"620\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg 620w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Overhead Press<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\tStand with feet wide, holding dumbbells with arms in a goal post position<br \/>\n\u2022\tBrace abs into spine and extend arms straight overhead.<br \/>\n\u2022\tSlowly lower elbows to return to start.<br \/>\n\u2022\tRepeat for 20 reps.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg\" alt=\"blog-divider-line\" width=\"620\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg 620w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Bent Over Row<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\tPick up dumbbells and stand with your feet hip-width apart.<br \/>\n\u2022\tPush your hips back (knees slightly bent) and hinge your torso forward<br \/>\n\u2022\tKeep your chest high and don&#8217;t let your lower back hunch forward.<br \/>\n\u2022\tBegin holding the dumbbells end to end, then pull them up by bending your elbows out to the side.<br \/>\n\u2022\tControl the weights as you bring them back down to the hanging position, but without letting your chest collapse in.<br \/>\n\u2022\tRepeat for 3 sets of 15.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg\" alt=\"blog-divider-line\" width=\"620\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg 620w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Sumo Squat<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\tHold a pair of dumbbells in your hands with your arms straight and your palms facing away from you.<br \/>\n\u2022\tPlace feet apart so there&#8217;s about 20 inches between your heels. Point your toes out slightly.<br \/>\n\u2022\tBend your knees and elbows at the same time, keeping your shoulders over your hips, and lower down so your weight is back in your heels.<br \/>\n\u2022\tStraighten your legs and arms.<br \/>\n\u2022\tRepeat for 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg\" alt=\"blog-divider-line\" width=\"620\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg 620w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Arm Circles<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\tStand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms extended straight out to sides at shoulder height holding dumbbells.<br \/>\n\u2022\tKeeping shoulders down, do 20 small backward circles.<br \/>\n\u2022\tSwitch and do 20 forward circles.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg\" alt=\"blog-divider-line\" width=\"620\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line.jpg 620w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/blog-divider-line-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hammer Curls<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\tStand with feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent, or sit in upright position.<br \/>\n\u2022\tGrasp dumbbells with palms facing each other, arms hanging down at your sides.<br \/>\n\u2022\tFlex at the elbows and curl dumbbells up to approximately shoulder level, keeping elbows close to sides throughout movement<br \/>\n\u2022\tReturn to starting position and repeat for 3 sets of 10.<br \/>\n\u2022\tYou can either do both arms at once, or alternate one at a time.<\/p>\n<h6>by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overhead Press \u2022 Stand with feet wide, holding dumbbells with arms in a goal post position \u2022 Brace abs into spine and extend arms straight overhead. \u2022 Slowly lower elbows to return to start. \u2022 Repeat for 20 reps. 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