Dumbbell Thruster

Primary: Quads
Secondary: Shoulders, Glutes, Triceps
Equipment: Dumbbell
Type: Strength
Frames: 3

Dumbbell Thruster, female athlete, 3 sequential frames — female

How to perform it

01 Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your shoulders, elbows tucked forward and in front of the weights.
02 Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes turned out slightly.
03 Brace your core and squat until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor, keeping your chest tall and elbows up.
04 Drive hard through your whole foot to stand.
05 Use that upward momentum to press both dumbbells straight overhead until your arms lock out.
06 Lower the dumbbells back to your shoulders and flow straight into the next squat.

In the API

GET /v1/exercises/dumbbell-thruster

{
  "slug": "dumbbell-thruster",
  "name": "Dumbbell Thruster",
  "primary_muscle": "quads",
  "equipment": "dumbbell",
  "category": "strength",
  "frame_count": 3,
  "images": { "male": "…", "female": "…" }
}

Also known as

dumbbell-thrusters

These slugs resolve to this same entry, so naming differences between your data and ours do not become missing images.