Thurmond was raised as a sharecropper's son in Clarke County, Georgia. He graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religion from Paine College and later earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolinaâs School of Law.
A weight bench helps you do butterfly exercises. If you want to build muscles in your upper body, butterfly exercises can help. Designed specifically to target muscles in your chest, flyes engage several muscle groups in your arms and shoulders as well, getting you ready for tank-top weather. There are several ways to do fly exercises, including using special machines at the gym or using dumbbells on a bench or stability ball.
You can add strength training aspects to your exercises, which should further improve your balance and form. Using a dumbbell, you can do bicep curls. The weight of the dumbbell depends on your fitness level. If you're not used to lifting weights, pick something in the five to 10 pound range to start off with.