Lifting heavier loads. Of course, the biggest benefit of dumbbells versus wrist weights is the ability to lift more, says ...

A 2018 study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that exercisers were able to lift far more ...

Pull-ups are the king of upper-body pulling exercises. They hit your biceps, forearms, shoulders, and lats all at once—no ...

One way to reach those goals is to use free weights such as standard dumbbells or kettlebells. (Resistance bands can also do the trick.) But as you get stronger, you’ll find that you need to add ...

For dumbbell lunges, hold a dumbbell in each hand and step back into your lunge, lowering for the count of four seconds, then ...

And because they’re adjustable, they can replace up to 825 pounds of free weights in two single bells. Our fave features: The Elite USA 90 dumbbells pack a heavy punch—the weight per dumbbell ...

Working out with free weights may be intimidating, but the numerous benefits are too good to pass up. Writer Miranda Larbi makes a strong case for making sure you never pass on dumbbells again.

Thrusters combine a squat with an overhead press, which requires core strength and stability to control and drive the weights as you press upward and lower them to your shoulders again. Besides, it's ...

Even before becoming a personal trainer, I appreciated the slow burn of a high-rep, low-weight workout from these neoprene-coated Cap Barbell 3-Pound Dumbbell Weights — a fitness product ...

However, these do replace 12 sets of dumbbells and 12 pairs of Technogym’s free weight dumbbells come to over £2,000, so you are saving money. Bryony’s T3’s official ‘gym-bunny’ and ...