Can a person really have an effective workout using only dumbbells and no machines?
Not only can you… but it may actually be the ideal way to do so! If your goal is to increase muscle and/or strength, there is no question that the best way to do it is by using free weights. If you’ve read the exercises page, you know that while machines have their place and are fine to use, they rank below free weights when it comes to increasing muscle and strength. If I had to choose between doing workouts consisting of just machines, or workouts consisting of just free weights, the free weights would win every single time. And, in case you didn’t know, the term “free weights” refers to dumbbells and barbells. I don’t want to come across as being anti-machines, because there are some that I use and like. But, for the most part, they can all be replaced with dumbbell exercises and it really wouldn’t be much different. What’s that you’re thinking now? What about barbells? This article is supposed to be about dumbbell exercises only, and free weights means both dumbbells AND barbells
