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Shoulders · Intermediate

Dumbbell High Low Carry

Asymmetrically loaded carry with one dumbbell locked overhead and the other held at the side, challenging shoulder, grip, and trunk stability.

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Exercise overview

Training details

ShouldersCoreForearmsTraps NeckGlutes

Equipment

Dumbbell

Sets × time

3 × 30 sec

Rest

1 min 15 sec

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Stand tall with one dumbbell at your side and clean and press the other to a stable overhead lockout.
  2. 02Set both shoulders, stack the ribs over the pelvis, and brace without leaning toward either load.
  3. 03Walk with short controlled heel-to-toe steps while the overhead arm remains active and the low dumbbell stays quiet.
  4. 04Breathe steadily and stop if the overhead weight drifts, the back arches, or the torso tilts.
  5. 05Lower the overhead dumbbell safely, switch the high and low arms, and repeat for the other side.

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