Based in New York, Barry Baldwin is a former transportation professional who operated buses with the New York City Transit Authority. With a passion for fitness, Barry Baldwin keeps in shape through workouts with light weights designed to get the muscles working and blood flowing.
Just because weights are light does not mean that they cannot provide a substantial workout. One simple way of achieving burn without heavy dumbbells is to slow down the pace of each rep. By extending the lifting process, the muscles get a fuller workout that challenges them by not allowing momentum to override the effects of gravity. This approach takes muscles to their maximum exertion point.
Another strategy with light weights is to lift with one leg or arm at a time. This is beneficial to the core and also helps with balance, as the body needs to compensate to stay steady when the exercise is unilateral. One routine that makes sense using only one side of the body is a circuit that moves from row, to squat, to deadlift, to press. As a general aim, breaks between sets should be kept to a minimum and the reps should be a standard 10-15 for each exercise.
Just because weights are light does not mean that they cannot provide a substantial workout. One simple way of achieving burn without heavy dumbbells is to slow down the pace of each rep. By extending the lifting process, the muscles get a fuller workout that challenges them by not allowing momentum to override the effects of gravity. This approach takes muscles to their maximum exertion point.
Another strategy with light weights is to lift with one leg or arm at a time. This is beneficial to the core and also helps with balance, as the body needs to compensate to stay steady when the exercise is unilateral. One routine that makes sense using only one side of the body is a circuit that moves from row, to squat, to deadlift, to press. As a general aim, breaks between sets should be kept to a minimum and the reps should be a standard 10-15 for each exercise.
