With the improvement of people's living standards, people are no longer satisfied with the daily necessities of life, but pay more attention to the quality of life, so more and more people are joining the ranks of fitness and weight loss. There are a lot of exercises for fitness, so where to do dumbbell weight-bearing squats? How many pounds is just right?
Where to do dumbbell squat exercises
Quadriceps: Because when we do dumbbell-loaded squats, we need to use both hands to grab the dumbbells and then do squats, so our arms always need to hold the dumbbells, so our arms are stressed. It will stimulate the arm muscles, so it is effective for exercising the quadriceps.
Hamstrings: The hamstrings are mainly a muscle group on the back of our thighs, including our semitendinosus, semimembranosus and the long head of the biceps femoris. Because during the process of squatting, our legs are always doing lifting and squatting movements, so this action is very effective for exercising our legs. In addition, bearing weight will also increase the force on the legs, so the effect is more obvious.
Gluteal muscle group: Although doing squats mainly relies on the strength of our legs, during the process of doing squats, our buttocks also have a lifting effect, which can also stimulate our buttock muscle groups. , so it is also very effective in exercising our hip muscles.
How many kilograms of dumbbell weight squat is right
Generally speaking, novices in weight-bearing dumbbell squats can choose to bear a weight of 20 kilograms, which is 10 kilograms for one dumbbell. This weight is relatively basic in weight-bearing squat weights, but for novices, our weight is just good. Doing exercise requires a step-by-step process. Just focus on safety at the beginning, and then gradually increase the weight.
Dumbbell weight-bearing squats are still very powerful and can exercise many parts of our body, such as our buttocks and legs. If you want to have a good figure, you can choose this exercise. But also pay attention to the choice of weight.