Dumbbell Thruster
How to do it
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your shoulders, palms facing each other.
- Stand feet shoulder-width.
- Squat to at least parallel, keeping your torso upright.
- Drive up and press both dumbbells overhead in one motion as you stand.
- Lower them back to your shoulders and go straight into the next rep.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
- Front delts 80%
- Quads 70%
- Side delts 55%
- Glutes 50%
- Triceps 50%
- Abs 35%
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