Dumbbell Squat Thrusters / Squat to Overhead Press
How to Do Dumbbell Squat Thrusters / Squat to Overhead Press
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart with dumbbells above your shoulders.
- Squat down keeping your back flat and your knees over your toes.
- Push through your heels to return to standing while pressing the dumbbells overhead with arms fully extended.
- Return to starting position and repeat.
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Dumbbell Squat Thrusters / Squat to Overhead Press Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Dumbbell Squat Thrusters / Squat to Overhead Press targets quadriceps and shoulders and also works abs and glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and neck & upper traps and triceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: dumbbells.
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Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
Our illustrated Yoga Cards deck is the perfect way to start practicing at home – no class, no studio, no experience needed. 100,000+ sold.
