Start with lighter weights, and focus on proper form to maximize effectiveness and minimize the risk of injury. Perform three to five sets of 15 to 30 yards with 60 to 90 seconds of rest between sets.

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When choosing a workout program ... Generally speaking, most seniors can continue to press overhead with some modifications. As with so many other lifts, two weights are better than one barbell, ...

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These days, gym-goers are hungry for weight-training. Gyms are becoming elliptical graveyards, and owners are rushing to ...

Among the constant thuds of dropped dumbbells and hum of treadmills ... familiar or not – to offer encouragement during their workout. “Oh, honey, you’re doing a great job on that ...

Attack this movement as your second exercise. Start sitting on the bench with a pair of dumbbells on your thighs ... Brett Williams, NASM-CPT, PES, a senior editor at Men's Health, is a certified ...

The bench press is a classic for a reason—it’s a fantastic exercise ... dumbbell bench presses is a good starting point,” says Jacqueline Kasen, CPT, a Miami-based coach, master trainer, and ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor ... The other option, if you don’t have heavy enough weights, is to do exercises to complete failure—the point where you simply cannot ...