Uppercut with Light Dumbbells
This exercise focuses on working your arms, shoulders, core/midsection, and your lower body.
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Step-by-step instructions
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Start by grabbing two light dumbbells — one for each hand.
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Stand tall with your feet about shoulder-width apart with your toes pointing forward and your knees slightly bent.
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Bend your elbows and lift the dumbbells so that they are shoulder level, palms facing your shoulders.
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Keeping your palms facing your shoulders, take your right arm/dumbbell and dig in as if you are trying to clip someone in the chin in front of you.
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If done properly, you will be throwing your entire body into this movement, engaging your core/midsection.
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At the top of the uppercut, you will drive your left heel off the floor as you twist your body.
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Next alternate doing the same movement with your left arm/dumbbell.
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Continue to alternate between your right arm and your left arm for 30–40 repetitions.
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Rest and repeat.
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