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Friday, December 18, 2009

How To Perform Bodybuilding Workout Routines Even Without A Barbell

By Ricardo d Argence

Generally, when people think about bodybuilding exercises, they also think of barbells. The reason for this is that all classic bodybuilding moves incorporate the use of a barbell.

The dead lift, bench press, power clean, squat and military press all makes use of a barbell. However, there are other bodybuilding exercises you can perform without the use of a barbell. This will open more doors for your success while training.

There are as many reasons to do bodybuilding exercises without barbells as there are people who do them. Some may want to work out at home yet have no access to a barbell.

Perhaps, you do a lot of traveling and the hotel gyms have only a few machines and free weights, but not barbell you can use. You may find yourself without the use of a barbell and then realize you have taken them for granted.

You can change your regular routine or perhaps try targeting other areas of the body to increase strength and balance as well as prevent any future injuries. Regardless of your reasons, you can perform many bodybuilding exercises without the use of a barbell.

With a few simple switches you can remove the barbell from various bodybuilding exercises and then replace it while using two dumbbells, while hardly changing the movements of performance.

For instance, try performing the bench press, while using two dumbbells and pressing at the same time or alternating the fashion. You may include them in squat exercises by holding one on either side of your body using your arms straight. The goblet squat is performed by holding one dumbbell in front of your chest as you perform squats.

Dead lifts can be performed with the same motion but with using two dumbbells placed in front of your feet and of course you can complete shoulder presses with dumbbells as well. Clearly, the barbell can be completely weeded out of your routine if you wanted to or if you need to for any of the reasons mentioned above.

The only bodybuilding exercise mentioned above that cannot be switched directly to dumbbells is the power clean exercise. However, there are so many other good bodybuilding exercises you can do that give you good results. You may want to exercise with one arm bent over rows for the middle back. While holding dumbbells at the side of the body you can do shrugs or even consider incorporating chin-ups and push-ups to exercise your back.

There is no need to fear loosing access to a barbell. You can perform just about every great barbell exercise, while using dumbbells. You can use them in various effective bodybuilding moves and routines. Whether you are searching for workout variations or a means to continue with your bodybuilding exercise routine in the basement or while traveling, there is no need to worry. - 17273

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