20 Minute HARD Upper Body Workout with Dumbbells | Caroline Girvan

20 minutes may seem a short duration for a workout but when you combine slow and controlled movements with great technique and continuous thinking as you lift and lower with compound movements and structured rest you can accomplish a lot in those 20 minutes! We can look forward to hitting those arms towards the end!

For this upper body workout you will need some dumbbells, a mat and a chair of bodyweight dips!

The dumbbells I am using for your reference are 17.5kg each however I use 2 x 6kg each for the shoulders and biceps!

X3
40/20
CHEST PRESS

40/40/40/40/40/40
SINGLE ARM ROW
SWITCH SIDE!
SWITCH SIDE!
SWITCH SIDE!
SWITCH SIDE!
SWITCH SIDE!

40/40/40 then 20 rest
X3
REAR DELT FLYES
DIAGONAL RAISES
SHOULDER PRESS

X3
40/20
DIPS

X1
40/20/40
HAMMER CURL
HOLD
HAMMER CURL

X1
40/20/40
PALMS UP CURL
HOLD!
PALMS UP CURL

FINISHER!
20/20/20/20

ALTERNATING LATERAL RAISES
PARTIALS!
ALTERNATING LATERAL RAISES
PARTIALS!

I have called this workout ‘HARD’ as that was exactly my thought throughout many of these exercises… it was hard to ensure I was controlling the dumbbell during the lowering portion! You will see what I mean when you come to the back, shoulder and bicep portion!!

Take your time, breathe and feel your strength and ability to control with each rep!!

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