Dumbbell Squats

Dumbbell Squats

Performing dumbbell squats to build stronger legs and more muscles is one effective idea that requires a minimal financial investment, and this can be done virtually anywhere.

I must say that performing bodyweight squats will build stronger legs and gain muscle tissue. It is also accomplishable, but it will probably be at a slower rate when using external weights such as the barbell, kettle bells, or in our case the dumbbells.

The reason is because you are basically adding more resistance and causing more microscopic muscle damage and repair. So the turnover is greater at the end.

So How Can You Perform Dumbbell Squats?

I will provide you two ways although there can be more. But for the sake of making this article more focused, I will explain the following two:

Exercise One: Regular Dumbbell Squats Exercise

-Grasp the dumbbells with your hands to your sides

-Stand about a hip,width apart or wider, and make sure your feet are pointing straight forward

-Squat down until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or even lower which depends on your flexibility

-Then stand up again until you straighten your knees completely

-Repeat for the desired number of repetitions and sets

Here is a quick note regarding how you position your arms while you are doing the squats since some individuals are capable of squatting safely where the thighs go below the parallel line rule.

Then it is better to hold the dumbbell at the shoulders’ level by bending your arms and having the dumbbells almost resting on the outer edge of your shoulders. That way you squat all the way down if you want to slam them on the ground. Therefore, you are limiting your range of motion.

Exercise Two: Squats With Dumbbell Arm Curls

In this form of exercise you will actually be doing two exercises in one where you will be training your legs and biceps at the same time. Here is how you do it:

Instruction:

-Stand about a hip, width apart with a firm grip holding the dumbbells (palms facing out)

-Squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor, and then go back to the starting position

-While you are standing up again perform the dumbbell curls

-Repeat for the desired repetitions and number of sets

Here you have two exercises to choose from to build strong legs and arms too if you choose the second one. Or you can mix them up by choosing one set performing Exercise One and the second set by performing Exercise Two

By Mohamad Alodah

Article Source: ezinearticles.com

Tags: Dumbbell Calf Raises, Dumbbell Deadlift, Dumbbell Exercises, Dumbbell Squats, Dumbbell Squats Vs Barbell Squats

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