Okay, so I got a pair of dumb bells

On 29 Sep 2003 01:03:16 GMT, (Beeswing) wrote:

So now what do I do with 'em?

Pick them up G.

Seriously put together a weight routine that will work all your upper
body muscle groups. If you have some heavier weights then you can also
try squats and dead lifts at some point. For starters you want to work
biceps, triceps, and shoulders. You can also work obliques with
dumbbells. You can do abs with plates, but I've never seen it done
with a dumbbell.

For a starter course, try Krista's web site and ExRx. Both of them
have routines to get you started.

http://www.exrx.net/

ExRx has little videos that sort of show you what the exercises look
like.

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

Here's the page of "beginner workouts" from Krista's site:

http://www.stumptuous.com/program.html

And congratulations; your on your way.

Barbara


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On 29 Sep 2003 01:03:16 GMT, (Beeswing) wrote:

So now what do I do with 'em?

Pick them up G.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.


Seriously put together a weight routine that will work all your upper
body muscle groups. If you have some heavier weights then you can also
try squats and dead lifts at some point. For starters you want to work
biceps, triceps, and shoulders. You can also work obliques with
dumbbells. You can do abs with plates, but I've never seen it done
with a dumbbell.

For a starter course, try Krista's web site and ExRx. Both of them
have routines to get you started.

http://www.exrx.net/

ExRx has little videos that sort of show you what the exercises look
like.

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

Here's the page of "beginner workouts" from Krista's site:

http://www.stumptuous.com/program.html

And congratulations; your on your way.


Thanks for the information and the links. I'll take a good look at them.

beeswing

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 01:22:05 GMT, Barbara Hirsch
wrote:

On 29 Sep 2003 01:03:16 GMT, (Beeswing) wrote:

So now what do I do with 'em?

Pick them up G.

Seriously put together a weight routine that will work all your upper
body muscle groups. If you have some heavier weights then you can also
try squats and dead lifts at some point. For starters you want to work
biceps, triceps, and shoulders. You can also work obliques with
dumbbells. You can do abs with plates, but I've never seen it done
with a dumbbell.

Can do dumbbell crunches the same way - hold the dumbbell either on
your chest or over your head.

I actually prefer dumbbells to plates for crunches (when I bother to
do separate ab work, which is approximately twice every never) 'cuz a
35 lb. dumbbell is a hell of a lot less awkward to hold behind your
head than a 35 lb. plate.

On 29 Sep 2003 01:31:48 GMT, (Beeswing) wrote:

I also bought one of those resistance-band figure 8 thingies, after Jennifer
had mentioned in passing the Thera-Bands today..........but having had physical
therapy following a car accident at one point, I do know how to use that. Of
course, any additional suggestions or links to suggestions are always welcome.

This site shows some resistance band exercises:
http://www.bodytrends.com/products/r...ises/lunge.htm.
There's a menu of different exercises on the left.

Chris

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
Check out this site: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html.

What a comprehensive informative site Chris and the photo/vid of each
thing is cool, I have been looking for something to explain each
position etc.

Thanks!

Susan
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:02:30 -0500, "Susan Jones-Anderson"
wrote:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
Check out this site: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html.

What a comprehensive informative site Chris and the photo/vid of each
thing is cool, I have been looking for something to explain each
position etc.

Thanks!

You're welcome :-). Exrx is pretty much the bible for exercise
information. It's a bit hard to search sometimes -- I wish there was
an easy way to search by exercise instead of by body part -- but
there's sure a lot of data there!

Chris

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...
On 29 Sep 2003 01:31:48 GMT, (Beeswing) wrote:

I also bought one of those resistance-band figure 8 thingies, after
Jennifer
had mentioned in passing the Thera-Bands today..........but having had
physical
therapy following a car accident at one point, I do know how to use that.
Of
course, any additional suggestions or links to suggestions are always
welcome.

This site shows some resistance band exercises:
http://www.bodytrends.com/products/r...ises/lunge.htm.
There's a menu of different exercises on the left.

Chris
Great site, covers most of what I do.

In addition to those, here are some yoga based exercises with the band:
Warrior I (hips forward - arms overhead) - put one end of band under rear
foot and other end in both hands, elbows near ears, palms together. Make
sure band is tight and hold for 5 breaths - switch legs and repeat. An
advanced method is to lower and raise arms behind head (keeping elbows close
to ears).

Warrior II (legs to side of hips - arms shoulder level at sides) - anchor
band under straight leg, other end in opposite hand & hold taut for 5
breaths, switch sides and repeat. Advanced - bend elbows and bring hands to
chest and press out, palms down.

Triangle pose - one end under forward facing foot, other end in opposite
hand (the one in the air), hold taut for 5 breaths. Advanced: lower raised
hand to meet one on shin and raise.

Tree pose: hold band across upper back under armpits with one end in each
hand, extend arms at chest height and raise leg. Advanced: bring hands in
to chest and out again.

Plank pose (top of a push up) - start on knees, wrap ends around palms and
around mid to upper back, tighten and straighten legs to get up to toes.
Keep midsection up and spine aligned - I wouldn't do this one if you have
back trouble. Advanced is to do slow pushups which I can't do.

There are others, but this is a start.

Jenn

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:08:10 GMT, "Cat" wrote:

Chris could probably help you there. My advice is, don't drop them on your
feet.

Cat

Seriously, I know someone who did -- broke a bone in her foot. This
is not recommended :-).

Chris

I really appreciate all the wonderful ideas and links folks gave me with regard
to where to find out "what to do with a 5-pound dumb bell and a figure 8
resistance band thingy." I'll be spending a fair amount of time over the next
several days looking over the ideas and sites you all suggested. Thanks,
Barbara, Chris, Chupacabra, Jennifer, Susan, Cat, and Patricia for your
comments and ideas. (Cat, I will endeavor not to drop the dumb bells on my
feet.)

By the way, I also have some old 2-pound hand weights, so if I need to really
ease into some of this stuff (and I imagine I might), I'm ready for that, too.
I'm such a baby.

beeswing

In article , Beeswing
wrote:

I really appreciate all the wonderful ideas and links folks gave me with
regard
to where to find out "what to do with a 5-pound dumb bell and a figure 8
resistance band thingy." I'll be spending a fair amount of time over the next
several days looking over the ideas and sites you all suggested. Thanks,
Barbara, Chris, Chupacabra, Jennifer, Susan, Cat, and Patricia for your
comments and ideas. (Cat, I will endeavor not to drop the dumb bells on my
feet.)

By the way, I also have some old 2-pound hand weights, so if I need to really
ease into some of this stuff (and I imagine I might), I'm ready for that, too.
I'm such a baby.

beeswing

My favorites are from Weider and have a velevety neoprene finish that
makes them easy to grip. jay jay directed me to Sears where I found
them in Buffalo, N.Y.