What is a good list of exercises to incorporate into my free weight circuit training?
To build mass, go with high weight and low reps. To shape and tone the mass you’ve built up, or to shape and tone the physique you currently have, do high reps with low weight. Thus, the first answerer got it dead wrong. There are different exercises that target different muscles. Routines that you find on websites or in magazines may not work for everyone. You have to try different exercises and figure out which ones work best for you. Back: pull ups wide grip lat pull-downs close grip lat pull-downs bent over rows (wide and close grip) seated rows with close grip T-bar rows Chest: bench press with dumbbells and barbell (flat, incline, and decline) dumbbell flyes (flat, incline, and decline) cable crossovers push ups peck deck machine Biceps: curls with dumbbells and barbells preacher curls with dumbbells and barbells concentration curls (using the inside of knee as the fulcrum) Triceps: overhead barbell extensions push-downs kickbacks close-grip bench press dips Forearms: wrist curls
