Dumbbell Workout Routine to build muscle and lose fat

With more and more people choosing to train at away from the gym I get a lot of people asking me for a dumbbell workout routine that they can do at home. For me dumbbell workouts are of the best forms of training you can do for building muscle and burning body fat.

The key though is too make sure the exercises chosen are performed in sequence so that the following exercise is using non competing muscle groups. A great example of this is dumbbell workout routine that I have used lots of times:

Squat to Press

Bent over rows

Chest Press – Flat Bench

Reverse Lunges

Dumbell Reverse Fly

Step Ups

As you can see the next exercise in the routine uses a different muscle as the main emphasis although most exercises are total body making you work incredibly hard especially when using heavy weights. You can also split this into 3 super sets.

Dumbbell Workout Routines build strength, increase muscle tone and boost your conditioning.

There are literally hundreds of exercises you can use to make dumbbell workout routines that performed with the right amount of weight and intensity will give you a muscle pumping, lung gasping workout that builds strength, muscle and fitness levels

To achieve this metabolic reaction with dumbbells, you must perform workouts that involve all the big, major muscle groups AND the cardio respiratory system. So this means including exercises such as squats, deadlifts, step-ups, lunges, presses, and rowing movements and training with small rest periods of less than a minute.

You also need to work with a weight level that allows you to do only between 8-12 reps per exercise. Working out with this level of resistance and with little rest time will make you work at high intensity that will allows you to still build a little muscle while ripping off body fat and give your heart and lungs a workout they won’t forget in a hurry.

The secret to reaching your goals is to get the most out of your training equipment and training time. Anybody can get hold of a a set of dumbbells so there is no excuse to getting started and having a great workout. Your body will thank you for it.

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  1. tom grow says:

    I use these for P90X and, as others have said, the only drawback is the length which makes it a little awkward for the exercises where the weights are close to your body. Other than that, they work great. They take up very little space and are quickly and easily adjusted. I’m very happy with them.

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