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How do you lower a dumbbell without having first lifted it? If I’m alternating between “dumbbell up” and “dumbbell down” using my biceps, isn’t “lifting” vs “lo
by ninkendo 4y ago
How do you lower a dumbbell without having first lifted it? If I’m alternating between “dumbbell up” and “dumbbell down” using my biceps, isn’t “lifting” vs “lowering” just a matter of perspective?
- yetihehe 4y agoIt's about slowly lowering a dumbbell. You first lift it at normal speed, but then slowly lower it over 4 seconds, so that your muscles are working the whole way down.
- polishdude20 4y agoSimple. You have six dumbbells. In the morning, your partner raises them. In the evening you lower them. And repeat.
- zardo 4y agoIf you're single you can just choose which side of your body you will use for lifting, and which for lowering.
- stuartaxelowen 4y agoYou don’t have to do the strict movement to raise the dumbbell, and can do less work by employing other muscles. For instance, using your legs and back to give the weight momentum to make it easier to raise it to the target position.
- sockopen 4y agoI use two sets of weights and a dumbbell elevator.
- tartoran 4y agoHere’s an example without dumbbells. For beginners who can’t do pull ups a chair is used to get to the top position after which you step of the chair and slowly lower the body. When at the bottom you use the chair again. After some weeks of this regimen there is enough strength built to do few regular pull ups.
- Teever 4y agoUse both arms to lift them, and one to lower them.
- gamblor956 4y agoYou lift it first, at normal or plyometric speeds. The key is to extend the lowering(/lengthening aka "eccentric") time. 4 seconds is a minimum, but "extreme eccentrics" (30+ seconds) are even more effective.