Dumbbell thruster
A front squat that flows straight into an overhead press for a powerful full-body move that gets your heart rate up.
IntermediateDumbbellsLow impactSuggested: 10 reps
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding the dumbbells at your shoulders.
- Sit your hips back and down into a squat with your chest up.
- Drive up out of the squat and use that momentum to press the weights overhead.
- Lower the dumbbells back to your shoulders as you begin the next squat.
Form tips
- Keep your elbows high in the squat.
- Make it one smooth motion from the bottom of the squat to the press.
Muscles worked
QuadsShouldersGlutesTriceps
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