Dumbbell exercises
Dumbbells train each side independently, allow a natural path for wrists and shoulders, and cover nearly every muscle group with a single pair. Their limits are the size of the weight jumps and how hard heavy dumbbells are to get into position.
Tips
- When the jump to the next dumbbell is too big, add reps first with double progression before moving up.
- Use unilateral exercises like single-arm rows and split squats to catch and fix side-to-side differences.
- For heavy presses, kick the dumbbells up off your knees as you lie back rather than lifting them from the floor.
Dumbbell exercises for biceps
- Alternate Hammer Curl
- Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl
- Concentration Curls
- Cross Body Hammer Curl
- Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl
- Dumbbell Bicep Curl
- Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls
- Hammer Curls
- Incline Dumbbell Curl
- Incline Hammer Curls
- Incline Inner Biceps Curl
- Lying Supine Dumbbell Curl
Dumbbell exercises for calves
Dumbbell exercises for chest
- Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
- Decline Dumbbell Flyes
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Dumbbell Bench Press with Neutral Grip
- Dumbbell Flyes
- Hammer Grip Incline DB Bench Press
- Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In
- Incline Dumbbell Flyes
- Incline Dumbbell Flyes - With A Twist
- Incline Dumbbell Press
- One Arm Dumbbell Bench Press
- One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye
Dumbbell exercises for forearms
- Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Palms-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl
- Seated Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl
- Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl
- Dumbbell Lying Pronation
- Dumbbell Lying Supination
- Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl
Dumbbell exercises for hamstrings
Dumbbell exercises for lats
- Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row
- Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In
- Dumbbell Incline Row
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row
- Middle Back Shrug
Dumbbell exercises for quads
- Dumbbell Lunges
- Dumbbell Squat
- Plie Dumbbell Squat
- Split Squat with Dumbbells
- Dumbbell Rear Lunge
- Dumbbell Seated Box Jump
- Dumbbell Squat To A Bench
- Dumbbell Step Ups
Dumbbell exercises for shoulders
- Alternating Deltoid Raise
- Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench
- Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise
- Dumbbell Raise
- Dumbbell Scaption
- External Rotation
- Front Dumbbell Raise
- Front Incline Dumbbell Raise
- Front Two-Dumbbell Raise
- One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise
- One-Arm Side Laterals
- Power Partials
Dumbbell exercises for traps
- Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row
- Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In
- Dumbbell Incline Row
- Dumbbell Shrug
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row
- Standing Dumbbell Upright Row
- Middle Back Shrug
Dumbbell exercises for triceps
- Close-Grip Dumbbell Press
- Decline Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Dumbbell Tricep Extension -Pronated Grip
- One Arm Pronated Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- One Arm Supinated Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Seated Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Seated Triceps Press
- Standing Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Standing Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Standing Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension
- Tricep Dumbbell Kickback
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