dumbbell clean
dumbbell clean exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: glutes. Equipment: dumbbell.
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- dumbbell
Secondary muscles
hamstrings, quadriceps, calves
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand with an overhand grip.
- Bend your knees and lower your hips into a squat position, keeping your back straight and chest up.
- Explosively extend your hips and knees, driving through your heels to jump off the ground.
- As you jump, shrug your shoulders and pull the dumbbells up towards your shoulders, keeping them close to your body.
- Catch the dumbbells at shoulder height, with your elbows pointing forward and your palms facing up.
- Lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position by reversing the movement.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.