Origin Dumbbells

At Completegyms, we are proud to offer you these dumbbells from Origin.

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NOTE: With used equipment, you can expect marks and scrapes, possibly light service rust etc. However, we do guarentee good working order.

• Comes in 7.5kg, 15kg – 30
• 32.5kg Tiguar dumbbells
• 35kg origin dumbbells
• Rack extra cost

Benefits of Dumbbell Exercises & Training

• Dumbbell exercises… increase stabilisation and muscle activation, therefore recruiting more muscle fibres.
• Dumbbell exercises… are generally safer to perform when training alone.
• Dumbbell exercises… force limbs to work unilaterally, identifying weaknesses.
• Dumbbell exercises… are effective at overloading muscles for hypertrophy and will increase range of motion.
• Dumbbell exercises… are the most readily-available and easily-scalable weights on the gym floor
• Dumbbell exercises… allow you level out any pesky muscle imbalances as they arise. Evenly-distributed gains keep injury at bay later down the line.

1. Bicep Curl

Muscles worked: Biceps, deltoids, brachialis and brachioradialis.

How: Holding a dumbbell in each hand and with your arms hanging by your sides, curl the weights up to shoulder level while contracting your biceps.

Why: This list wouldn’t be complete without curls, which are a perfect beginner exercise. The trick is not to go heavy; it’s all about lengthening and shortening the muscle, so grab a weight you’re comfortable with and away you go.

2. Goblet Squat

Muscles worked: Quads, calves, glutes, abs, arms and grip strength.

How: Stand with feet set wider than shoulder-width and hold a dumbbell with both hands in front of your chest. Sit back into a squat, then drive back up and repeat.

Why: Are you a nervous newbie or a long-time hard gainer? It doesn’t matter with this move. ‘Goblet squats are perfect for any level,’ says Frost. ‘They specifically target glute activation whilst improving both hip and thoracic mobility.’

3. Arnold Press

Muscles worked: Deltoids, triceps, traps.

How: Sit on a bench with dumbbells held in front of you, palms facing your shoulders as though you’ve just finished a bicep curl. Push the dumbbells up over your head while rotating your arms until your palms face away from you. Straighten your arms, pause, then reverse the movement.

Why: If the fact that it was invented by Schwarzenegger himself wasn’t already reason enough, this potent upper-body move is unique in that it hits all three sections of your deltoid – the round-looking muscle that caps your shoulders – adding thickness and width, and reinforcing the joint.

4. Dumbbell Clean

Muscles worked: Glutes, calves, quads, biceps.

How: Flip your wrists so they face forwards and bring the weights to your shoulders, slightly jumping as you do. Slowly straighten your legs to stand. Then lower the weights down to your thigh before moving into squat position and repeating.

Why: If you want to look like an Olympian, you’ve got to train like one. ‘Incorporating these powerlifter lifts into your training will not only build lean muscle tissue but also build explosive power,’ says Frost. This move also rushes blood to your glutes, hamstrings, shoulders and arms to maximise your muscle-growing power.

5. Renegade Row

Muscles worked: Traps, lats, rhomboids, delts, abs, obliques, biceps, triceps, forearms.

How: Get into a press-up position with your hands on the handles of two dumbbells. Keeping your core tensed, row the right dumbbell up to your abs then return to the start position. Repeat with the left dumbbell to complete one rep.

Why: Build a strong back, ignite your abs, and develop anti-rotational core strength in one fell swoop. While it’s tempting to focus on the ‘row’ aspect of the movement, the secret to getting the most out of this move is to double down on your plank positioning.

6. Farmers’ Walk

Muscles worked: Upper back, shoulders, triceps and biceps, forearms, abs, glutes, hamstrings, quads, adductors, abductors and calf muscles.

How: Walk forward taking short, quick steps. Go for the given distance, as fast as possible.

Why: For once, there’s no sophisticated form rules to worry about (except for ‘brace your core’. Always brace your core). And you’ll supercharge your grip strength, which is a serious plus. Additionally, this move fortifies your rotator cuffs, protecting your shoulders from injury during bigger lifts.