Beginner Dumbbell Workout Routine

For this month's workout, I've decided to give you guys a fantastic dumbbell workout. I was going to do it up myself but thought “why not get another expert's opinion?” With that in mind I contacted my good buddy, Mike Westerdal over at Critical Bench.com . He was more than happy to provide me with a great beginner's dumbbell routine.

Here's the routine...Enjoy!

This is a full body workout to be performed once a week. You should finish in about an hour. Concentrate on correct form and perform each repetition nice and slow to fully work the muscle avoid injury. Perfect for the beginner or person with a busy lifestyle. There are many advantages to exercising even if it's just one day a week.

To keep this routine under an hour and also benefit from a cardio only rest for 30-seconds between sets. You may have to build up to this. After following this dumbbell routine for 2 months pick new exercises for each muscle group.

10 repetitions is good for toning and shaping. If you want to add muscle do lower reps. If you want to see more definition in the muscle you have do even higher reps. 10 is a good compromise for most people.

Dumbbell squats- 2 Sets of 10 repetitions

Stiff legged dumbbell dead lifts- 2 Sets of 10 repetitions

Standing dumbbell calf raises- 2 sets of 15-20 repetitions

Dumbbell bench press- 2 sets of 10 repetitions

Dumbbell military press- 2 sets of 10 repetitions

One-armed dumbbell rows- 2 sets of 10 repetitions

Concentration curls- 2 sets of 10 repetitions

Kickbacks- 2 sets of 10 repetitions

Bicycle crunches- 3 sets until failure