3 Dumbbell Exercises You Need to STOP Doing (DO THESE INSTEAD!)

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What’s going on guys! In todays’ video I’m gonna show you 3 dumbbell exercises you need to STOP doing and what to do instead. Now there’s nothing wrong with these exercises at all, however; there are better ways to go about it if you’re trying to get the most out of the exercise. To perform these replacement exercises, you’ll just need access to a cable machine.

First up is the dumbbell lateral raise. This is extremely common and is a great movement but there is a way to target your debts better. The issue with dumbbells is that it’s just purely gravity working against the dumbbells, so they’re always wanting to just fall straight down. During the lateral raise, you aren’t getting tension on the bottom of the movement because of this. Instead, on a cable machine place the pulley at the very bottom with a single hand attachment. Take a slight step out, and right away you will feel the pull at the bottom of the movement. Therefore with the cable, we are getting a complete range of motion and tension vs 75% with a dumbbell.

Second up is the dumbbell skull crusher. Again, there is nothing wrong with the dumbbell variation, but there is a better way. When your arms are at the top of the movement, your arms are perpendicular to the ground and you’re not actually working your triceps. Instead, you’ll want to place your arms at a slight degree if you’re using dumbbells - and this shortens your range of motion. Instead, head over to the cable machine and we’ll perform the cable variation with whatever attachment is most comfortable for you. Since the cable is behind and below you, you’ll be able to maintain constant tension during the entire exercise. You will feel tension even at the very top of the movement with the cable vs with the dumbbell.

Third and final exercise is going to be the dumbbell fly. When you do a fly with dumbbells it’s hard to get the right activation because you don’t get tension throughout the entire movement - again, at the top you are resting and there is zero tension on the pecs. Instead, drop the dumbbells and head over to the cable machine. You’ll want to place a bench between the two cable pulleys for this exercise. Immediately you’ll notice the tension when performing this exercise and with a TON of tension at the very top because the handles being pulled outward and with an angle.

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3 Dumbbell Exercises You Need to STOP Doing (DO THESE INSTEAD!)

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