Dumbbell Workout at Home

intermediate level

Perform three days a week with one day of rest between workouts (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). For optimal results each exercise should challenge your muscles. However, you first should start with lighter weights till you properly learn each movement pattern. Once mastered, select the amount of weight that causes you to fatigue during the specified reps below. For example, if an exercise calls for 12 reps your goal it to find a weight that causes you to fatigue during the 12th rep in proper form. As you get stronger you should increase the weight for the best outcome.

Week 1

Day 1

This daily workout contains 8 activities, you'll be doing the following activities:

	Standing cobra with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 10
	Cross bench dumbbell pullover chest Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell deadlift to bicep curl and tricep kickback Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Heel toe straight leg crunches with dumbbell Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell push ups with rotation Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat with lateral raise using dumbbells on single leg Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Diagonal lunge with dumbbell Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat thrust with push up to jump with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 12

Day 2

Rest day!

Day 3

This daily workout contains 8 activities, you'll be doing the following activities:

	Standing cobra with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 10
	Cross bench dumbbell pullover chest Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell deadlift to bicep curl and tricep kickback Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Heel toe straight leg crunches with dumbbell Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell push ups with rotation Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat with lateral raise using dumbbells on single leg Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Diagonal lunge with dumbbell Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat thrust with push up to jump with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 12

Day 4

Rest day!

Day 5

This daily workout contains 7 activities, you'll be doing the following activities:

	Standing cobra with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 10
	Cross bench dumbbell pullover chest Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell deadlift to bicep curl and tricep kickback Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Heel toe straight leg crunches with dumbbell Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Dumbbell push ups with rotation Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat with lateral raise using dumbbells on single leg Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Squat thrust with push up to jump with dumbbells Sets: 4 Reps: 12

Day 6

Rest day!

Day 7

Rest day!

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