!9#: Promotional Dumbbell Adjustable: October 2011

!9# Dumbbell Training Works Best For Building Muscle

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If you ever go to a gym, take a look at who is surrounding the dumbbell racks. It's usually the biggest and strongest men and women in the gym. This speaks volume to the effectiveness of dumbbell training. Those in the know, stick to what works the best. And put simply, dumbbells work best for building muscle.

Range of motion

You get a much better and fuller range of motion with dumbbells. More power is involved and strength is achieved. And more muscle is built. Machines tend to isolate too much or not offer the proper range for really working the muscles fully. Now, machines do have their place, but they serve best as secondary exercises to perform. Your primary exercise should most always consist of dumbbell training.

Mass VS Toned

Dumbbell training is key for building overall mass. They can certainly tone the muscles up as well, but if you are looking for true muscle building exercises, bells are the way to go. Machines, as mentioned before, do have their place and can assist in your muscle building efforts. But if you wanted bigger biceps and had to choose from standing dumbbell curls, and a standard "bicep curling machine", you better go with the standing bell curls. This is a good example of building overall mass as opposed to just building a more "toned" looking muscle.

Tried and True

Perhaps one of the best testaments to dumbbell workouts are the tried and true nature of this type of training. Let's go back to that dumbbell rack at the gym, and all the biggest, strongest individuals surrounding it. That rack has been around for dozens of years, and for decades it has consistently been surrounded by the strongest men and women. It has been the one consistency with regards to gym equipment. Machines on the other hand have been like fads. They have come and gone, each new one promising to be the ideal machine only to fade away a year or two later. Dumbbells have stood the solid test of time and will always be the most ideal, effective and quickest way to build muscle.