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Free Weight Exercises for Both Men and Women

Between men and women, men are the ones who are attracted to free weight exercises. Men want to build their muscles, and the only way to do that is to subject them to weight training.

The trick here is to work one muscle group at a time. It is not advisable to do the same routine on consecutive days because your muscles still need time to recover. Moreover, it is during recovery that your muscles grow. You can try doing weight exercises three times a week with a one-day interval, preferably during Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

For example, during the first day you can focus on your upper body muscles, such as those on your chest, shoulders, and triceps. You can try the inclined bench press, dumbbell flies, and dumbbell shoulder press. The next time you do weight building exercises, focus on your abs, legs, butt, and calves. Examples of exercises you can do are squats and crunches. Finally, work on your back and biceps on the third day, with exercises like barbell bent over rows and dumbbell bicep curls.

Women are more reluctant than men to undergo weight training. This is because they don't want to develop those really large muscles that are often seen in male bodybuilders. However, weight training does not have to result to those big muscles. It is actually a great way to burn calories.

Some exercises that female beginners could use are the dumbbell press, bent over rows, dumbbell squats, and dumbbell sit-ups. These exercises focus on different muscle groups so that all muscles of the body are trained.

The dumbbell press focuses on the chest, while the bent over rows is for the back. If you want to exercise your abs, you can do dumbbell sit-ups. For your lower body, specifically the thighs and butt, go for dumbbell squats. Make sure that you start with light dumbbells that are around 2 to 3 pounds in weight. Increase your weights as you progress.

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