Exercise Weights to Build Muscle

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:07:37 +0000

One of the earliest fitness equipments are exercise weights. This equipment is mainly used for strength training. Exercise weights is known to have two derivations which are olympic and standard plates. All fitness gym has this equipment and today is being used not only by men but also women. The weights can either be simply dumbbells or it can be more complex like a machine where weights are attached to it through a pulley.

The popular kinds of exercise weights are:

1. Barbell: This is mainly used by athletes and body-builders which is very effective in building muscle. During olympic games, the barbells used must conform to a standard set by officials. Olympic barbells for men and women differ from each other. Though, barbells used in a gym does not need to conform to these standards.

2. Dumbbell: This kind of exercise weight belongs to the free weight kind. This equipment can either be used in pairs or singles. These exercise weights have different kinds of dumbbells which are adjustable, fixed-weight and selectorized dumbbells.

3. Kettlebell: This kind of exercise weights is not usually seen in fitness gyms though this is used in Olympic games. This fitness equipment looks like a canon ball with a handle which originated from Russia. This mainly targets to improve endurance, strength, balance and agility.

A weight-lifting belt is used to reduce pain and stress on the lower back. This is mainly used by body-builders because to support their back from the impact of lifting weights.

So, if you want to enhance your muscle then exercise weights is perfect for you. You can start with free weights and move on to bigger ones if needed.