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If you are into any sporting activity from tennis and volleyball to golf or bowling, strengthen the upper part of your body the muscles of the chest, shoulders, and arms are of ultimate importance when it comes to control and coordination. This light dumbbell routine will strengthen the upper body and even if you are not into sports you will be pleased with the more shapely appearance that will give you
Start with light dumbbells three to eight pounds for women, five to twelve pounds for men. Use barely few repetitions at first. Start with eight to twelve, start with the larger muscle groups first and work progressively towards smaller muscle groups. Posture and body alignment are important and keep breathing do not hold your breath.
The muscles of the shoulders include the triangular trapezes muscles which many of us tend to tighten up with stress. These are the muscles use to raise the arms when we wave aloha or when we lift luggage. In the gym we see the trapezes and the deltoid muscles being exercised with machine shrugs and we use the same shrugging motion with dumbbells to workout at home.
Remember keep your posture straight and start with eight to twelve shrugs. Next to the trapezes muscles are the deltoids, which shape the shoulders, strong deltoids are imitated in many of today’s patent shoulder fashions. Strong deltoids protect you from shoulder dislocation a common sports injury. A shoulder press is used to work the deltoids, this motion is imitated with lateral dumbbell races.
Again start with eight to twelve repetitions, the primary muscles of the chest are the pectorals or pec’s for short. The pec’s are often tightened and shortened from too much slumping over a desk resulting in progressively deteriorating posture. Pull those shoulders back and stretch those pec’s, everyday life rarely puts pectoral muscles to work so exercise is very important for strong chest muscles.
Chest presses are used in the gym to work these muscles, at home use inclined presses with your dumbbells. Women you may not have a lot of initial strength in these areas but keep working after all the pectoral muscles are what support’s the breast. Strong pec’s can improve your posture especially as a years pass. Opposing the pectorals or the muscles of the back.
When they lost their strength, they allow the shoulders to fall forward resulting again in poor posture. They also support the importance spinal column, strong back muscles are reduce back injuries, rowing and lot pull down machines work these muscles.
Use similar actions at home bend over rows and dumbbell pull over. In the upper arms we find the biceps on the front of the arms oppose by the triceps in the back of the arms. We use the biceps whenever we pick up anything these are the muscles that most folks take up as muscles and you can strengthen them with the bicep curl machine at the gym or with dumbbell curls at home.
Keep the back and shoulders straight for good exercise efficiency. The triceps on the other hand are seldom used in everyday life in that usual results and unattractive arm flap. Triceps machine can tone these unused muscles. At home your dumbbells and another set of French curls will do the job. In fact you will be surprised that how quickly the triceps firm up. In fact towing the upper body helps you carry yourself in a more confident matter all together. Boost your morale. Get started on a dumbbell workout it is not for dumbbells.
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