If you’re someone who’s always trying to up their upper-body strength—hi, pullups!—this workout is for you. The best part? It’s doable no matter your fitness skill level.
Take it from ur trainer, Denise: “This workout is for you,” she says while leading the warm-up. “It doesn’t matter how old you are, what level of fitness you are.”
Just make sure you choose the correct dumbbell weight for you, whether that’s 5 pounds or 15.
Start the upper-body workout right here
After the warm-up, expect upper-body strength training moves that hit every major muscle in the area—that means the back, chest, and triceps too. The pair starts out with dumbbell deadlifts, before moving into lat pulldowns, isolating one arm at a time.
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Later, they move into some strength training moves that you might’ve seen a Pilates class, such as mini bicep curls and serve the platter. They finish with chest pulses to the side and up—which burn more than you’d think. And that’s it!
“I feel stronger, I feel more energized, and most importantly, I feel more confident,” Katie says at the end of the workout. Ready for that feel-good energy? You got this!
This article originally appeared on Women’s Health U.S.
After the warm-up, expect upper-body strength training moves that hit every major muscle in the area—that means the back, chest, and triceps too. The pair starts out with dumbbell deadlifts, before moving into lat pulldowns, isolating one arm at a time.
RELATED: Kelsey Wells’ 10-minute upper body workout with dumbbells
Later, they move into some strength training moves that you might’ve seen a Pilates class, such as mini bicep curls and serve the platter. They finish with chest pulses to the side and up—which burn more than you’d think. And that’s it!
“I feel stronger, I feel more energized, and most importantly, I feel more confident,” Katie says at the end of the workout. Ready for that feel-good energy? You got this!
This article originally appeared on Women’s Health U.S.
