Women’s Basic Weight Training with Dumbbell Sets

Women’s basic weight training with dumbbell sets is an effective and efficient way to strengthen and tone muscles, but is often neglected by many females. This is because there is a misconception among women that weight training makes you appear more masculine, build bulky muscles, and so on. However, unless you’re taking anabolic steroids, this probably won’t happen. Weight training with dumbbells is beneficial to every, even women!

Some of the basic dumbbell training exercises women can perform are the compound exercises. Compound exercise utilizes more than one joint, and thus, workouts more muscles at one time. For example, the main muscle being used for the bicep curl is just the biceps, but during a one-arm dumbbell row, the muscles used are the back, shoulders, and biceps.

Here are some compound exercises that you can do with dumbbells:

• Bench Press
• Shoulder Press
• Lunge
• One Arm Rows
• Bent Over Dumbbell Rows