30 Min Intense Upper Body Workout: Build Strength & Muscle
Sydney Cummings Houdyshell- Duration
- 32 min
- Level
- Intermediate
- Body Focus
- Upper Body
- Est. Calories
- ~224 kcal
A 30-minute heavy upper body session with push and pull moves, paused reps and a curl burnout, using dumbbells.
Sydney Cummings Houdyshell works through push and pull exercises for the chest, back, biceps, triceps and shoulders, with three rounds of 40 seconds of work using weights that challenge you, aiming for around 8 reps. Pauses are added to the reps and the session finishes with a curl burnout. The video runs about 32 minutes.
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Who Is It For?
Intermediate lifters with dumbbells who want a heavy, structured upper body session built on quality reps and pauses.
Who Is It Not For?
Not ideal if you have no dumbbells or are new to lifting, though slowing the tempo can stand in for heavy weights.
Key Benefits
Builds upper body strength and muscle across the chest, back, arms and shoulders with heavy loads, pauses and controlled tempo.
Things to Keep in Mind
Choose weights you can lift with control for around 8 reps, protect your shoulders and wrists on pressing moves and stop if anything pinches.
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