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Dumbbell suitcase carry

A compound exercise for the obliques and forearms, with help from the traps, glutes. Equipment: dumbbells.

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WorksObliquesForearmsTrapsGlutes

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How to do it

  1. Setup: A heavy dumbbell in one hand, the other arm free.
  2. Walk with short steps, standing tall
  3. Don't lean away from or toward the weight

Muscles worked

Dumbbell suitcase carry: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques and forearms highlighted

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