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Equipment Required: a pair of dumbbells

Technique

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and the knees relaxed, with a dumbbell in each hand.
2. Hold the dumbbells in front of your legs with the palms facing your thighs.
3. Pull both the dumbbells up to chest level, keeping them below the level of the shoulders.
4. Pull until the upper arm is parallel to the floor. The elbows will point out and up.
5. After a pause, slowly lower the weights back to the starting position.
6. Repeat until the set is completed.

Key points to remember

• Initiate the movement at the elbows
• Keep the abdominals tight and the lower back in a neutral position

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