Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Barbell vs. Dumbells

oxdp954
oxdp954
Posts: 38
Joined: 2003/03/12
United States
2003/04/16, 10:44 AM
What is the major difference between using a barbell or dumbells for lifts such as bicep curls or any of the presses (incline, decline, flat)? Does the barbell target different muscles then the dumbells? Or is it just that you have to use more stableizing (sorry about the spelling) muscles when you use dumbells? Just kind of curious.

Thanks,
Justin
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2003/04/16, 11:11 AM
dumbells allow a larger variety of angles and require extra stabilizer muscles to pitch in.

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