Best Core Workouts With Dumbbells To Build Strength
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Dumbbells provide a versatile approach to strength training as they allow each hand to bear an isolated weight, enhancing stabilization and ensuring balanced muscle development.
These workouts are designed to build strength by incorporating exercises with higher weights and lower repetitions, targeting core muscle groups through compound and isolation movements.
The core, including the abdominal and lower back regions of the torso, plays a crucial role in supporting the body's stability during these exercises.
By varying the use of single and dual dumbbell lifts, one can effectively engage and enhance their core strength, promoting improved physical performance overall.
Workout 1
Lower Back, Abs
Dumbbell Superman
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Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through
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Dumbbell Side Bend
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Dumbbell V-Sit Cross Jab
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Dumbbell Halo To Oblique Crunch
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1. Dumbbell Superman
SETS LOGGED385,740Lower Back Strength75 mScoreLower Back
DumbbellsThe Dumbbell Superman exercise strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using dumbbells for added resistance. This variation is effective for building strength in your lower back and improving overall stability.
How to do it
The Dumbbell Superman exercise strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using dumbbells for added resistance. This variation is effective for building strength in your lower back and improving overall stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps7.5lbs28reps7.5lbs38reps7.5lbs2. Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through
SETS LOGGED65,819Abs Strength69 mScoreAbsDumbbellsThe Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through is a core-strengthening exercise that combines a plank position with a dumbbell pull. It works your core, shoulders, and back, while also improving your balance and stability.
How to do it
The Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through is a core-strengthening exercise that combines a plank position with a dumbbell pull. It works your core, shoulders, and back, while also improving your balance and stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps20lbs28reps20lbs38reps20lbs3. Dumbbell Side Bend
SETS LOGGED962,370Abs Strength48 mScoreAbsDumbbellsThe Dumbbell Side Bend is a simple exercise that targets your side muscles (obliques) and helps strengthen your core. By using a dumbbell, you add weight to make the exercise more effective.
How to do it
The Dumbbell Side Bend is a simple exercise that targets your side muscles (obliques) and helps strengthen your core. By using a dumbbell, you add weight to make the exercise more effective.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps30lbs28reps30lbs38reps30lbs4. Dumbbell V-Sit Cross Jab
SETS LOGGED50,468Abs Strength91 mScoreAbsDumbbellsThe Dumbbell V-Sit Cross Jab is an exercise that strengthens your core, shoulders, and obliques. While sitting in a V-Sit position, you perform jabs with dumbbells, engaging your muscles and improving stability.
How to do it
The Dumbbell V-Sit Cross Jab is an exercise that strengthens your core, shoulders, and obliques. While sitting in a V-Sit position, you perform jabs with dumbbells, engaging your muscles and improving stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps17.5lbs28reps17.5lbs38reps17.5lbs5. Dumbbell Halo To Oblique Crunch
SETS LOGGED32,359Abs Strength70 mScoreAbsDumbbellsThe Dumbbell Halo To Oblique Crunch is a fun core and shoulder workout. It helps strengthen your obliques and shoulders through a circular movement followed by a side crunch, improving your core stability.
How to do it
The Dumbbell Halo To Oblique Crunch is a fun core and shoulder workout. It helps strengthen your obliques and shoulders through a circular movement followed by a side crunch, improving your core stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps17.5lbs28reps17.5lbs38reps17.5lbs
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