What is the difference between dumbells and barbells?

Question

They are the same to me except the names. What is the real difference?

Answer 1

Dumbells help your smaller(support/stabalizer) muscles grow and strengthen! While the Barbell hit the main muscle groups! Dumbells are the tools used for your body; like the tweeking of an equalizer on a sound system or, the right seasoning on your favorite dish! It defines, what bodypart you've been working on! Barbells are the 'Pit Bulls' of body building! Use correctly, they can blow up the main muscles of any body part! Use correct form at all times!

Answer 2

Dumbells are small and short, Barbells like the name say are weights on a bar - long

Answer 3

barbells are the long bars and the weights that come with them.



Dumbells are the small hand freeweights

Answer 4

The DumB Bells are da ones dat lift da Bar Bells