12 Best Weightlifting Exercises to Help You Lose Weight

The renegade row is an awesome exercise that utilizes the entire core, as well as the back and biceps, Santos explains. "For beginners, I recommend starting with your knees down and light or medium weights."

• Start in high plank with feet wider than shoulders, each hand holding onto a dumbbell that's resting on the floor.
• Pull right elbow back, raising dumbbell toward chest, keeping right elbow close to torso, core engaged, and hips and chest facing down.
• Lower the weight and repeat on the opposite side. That's one rep.
• Do three sets of 8-10 reps.