You don’t need dozens of dumbbell exercises to build strength.
But you should build your strength around these five.
🏋️ Goblet Squat
🏋️ Romanian Deadlift
🏋️ Overhead Press
🏋️ One-Arm Row
🏋️ Dumbbell Bench Press
These five movements train nearly every major muscle group, help you build full-body strength, and create a foundation you can continue progressing on for years.
Magnesium is involved in more than 300 biochemical reactions inside your body every single day. It helps support normal muscle function, energy production, healthy nerve function, bone health, and much more—all of the systems that help keep you moving, lifting, and recovering.
Some coaches insist that if you’re not training to failure, you’re wasting your workout. Others argue you should never train to failure because it’s too hard on your body.
So who’s right?
The truth is a little more nuanced than either extreme.
Machines are a great place to start. They’re excellent for building confidence, learning movements, and training around injuries or limitations.
But if your goal is to build strength that carries over into everyday life, improve balance, mobility, and stability, free weights should become the foundation of your training.
The biggest mistake I see women over 50 make in the gym, why it’s so common, and the four essential qualities every woman should include in her training to build a stronger, healthier, and more resilient body.