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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] As you age, particularly as a woman, you need to work at building back muscle and maintaining what you have.[/quote]

Building muscle again or literally working out back muscles?  I’ve begun lifting light weights , but I don’t think back muscles have been targeted and I’m curious how to achieve this at home with dumbbells and a yoga mat. [/quote]

Squats and deadlifts, which can be done very effectively with dbs but probably bigger ones than you have. Start with 12-15 lbs each.[/quote]

I wouldn't say that deadlifts or squats can be done effectively with dumbbells.  Also, I've never met a woman without a disability who couldn't deadlift a 45 pound empty bar.

PPP, at some point I'd strongly suggest that you consider joining a gym and working on squats and deadlifts with a barbell.  Of course, you'd need to start with light weight and focus fanatically on form -- something much easier to do with a barbell than with dumbbells in my opinion.

Also, you will hear people who don't do them say that both exercises are bad for you.  It's certainly true that doing them with poor form and trying to move tons of weight when you are not ready for it IS bad for you, but my back has been SO much healthier since I've been doing deadlifts the last few years.[/quote]

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