Free weight
Dumbbell
A free weight held in one hand. Each arm works independently, so a dumbbell exposes and then closes a left-right strength gap that a barbell would hide. Range of motion is wider too — on chest and shoulder work the wrist and shoulder can follow their natural path. The trade-off is stabilisation: the same movement takes less weight with dumbbells than with a bar.
Exercises with this equipment
Alternate Hammer CurlUpper Arms
Alternate Incline Dumbbell CurlUpper Arms
Alternating Deltoid RaiseShoulders
Arnold Dumbbell PressShoulders
Around The WorldsChest
Bent-Arm Dumbbell PulloverChest
Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On BenchShoulders
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell RowBack
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms InBack
Calf Raise On A DumbbellLower Legs
Close-Grip Dumbbell PressUpper Arms
Concentration CurlsUpper Arms
Cross Body Hammer CurlUpper Arms
Cuban PressShoulders
Decline Dumbbell Bench PressChest
Decline Dumbbell FlyesChest
Decline Dumbbell Triceps ExtensionUpper Arms
Dumbbell Alternate Bicep CurlUpper Arms
Dumbbell Bench PressChest
Dumbbell Bench Press with Neutral GripChest
Dumbbell Bicep CurlUpper Arms
Dumbbell CleanUpper Legs
Dumbbell Floor PressUpper Arms
Dumbbell FlyesChest
Dumbbell Incline RowBack
Dumbbell Incline Shoulder RaiseShoulders
Dumbbell LungesUpper Legs
Dumbbell Lying One-Arm Rear Lateral RaiseShoulders
Dumbbell Lying PronationLower Arms
Dumbbell Lying Rear Lateral RaiseShoulders
Dumbbell Lying SupinationLower Arms
Dumbbell One-Arm Shoulder PressShoulders
Dumbbell One-Arm Triceps ExtensionUpper Arms
Dumbbell One-Arm Upright RowShoulders
Dumbbell Prone Incline CurlUpper Arms
Dumbbell RaiseShoulders
Dumbbell Rear LungeUpper Legs
Dumbbell ScaptionShoulders
Dumbbell Seated Box JumpUpper Legs
Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf RaiseLower Legs
Dumbbell Shoulder PressShoulders
Dumbbell ShrugBack
Dumbbell Side BendWaist
Dumbbell SquatUpper Legs
Dumbbell Squat To A BenchUpper Legs
Dumbbell Step UpsUpper Legs
Dumbbell Tricep Extension -Pronated GripUpper Arms
External RotationShoulders
Flexor Incline Dumbbell CurlsUpper Arms
Front Dumbbell RaiseShoulders
Front Incline Dumbbell RaiseShoulders
Front Two-Dumbbell RaiseShoulders
Hammer CurlsUpper Arms
Hammer Grip Incline DB Bench PressChest
Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing InChest
Incline Dumbbell CurlUpper Arms
Incline Dumbbell FlyesChest
Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A TwistChest
Incline Dumbbell PressChest
Incline Hammer CurlsUpper ArmsFrom the atlas
- Bent-Over Reverse FlyIntermediate
- Dumbbell Biceps CurlBeginner
- Dumbbell Front RaiseBeginner
- Dumbbell Lateral RaiseBeginner
- Dumbbell Shoulder PressBeginner
- Dumbbell ShrugBeginner
- Farmer's CarryBeginner
- Hammer CurlBeginner
- Incline Dumbbell PressIntermediate
- Overhead Triceps ExtensionBeginner
- Prone Y-RaiseBeginner
- Reverse Wrist CurlBeginner
- Wrist CurlBeginner