Who doesn’t love dumbbells?!  They are so versatile, you can do just about anything with them!  Some of the main benefits of using dumbbells are:

• You can do both bilateral and unilateral exercises
• Multiple muscles are required to activate in order to perform an exercise with a dumbbell, specifically stabilizer muscles
• Dumbbells don’t allow for training strength imbalances in arms
• One set can be used to train your entire body

I use dumbbells in just about every workout that I do.  Below is a sample of a total body dumbbell (DB) workout:

DB Walking Lunges x10/leg

DB Single Arm Bent Over Row x10/arm

DB Single Leg Deadlift x10/leg

DB Pec Fly x10/leg

DB Lateral Lunge with Row x12/leg

DB Squat to Overhead Press x15

DB Man Makers x5