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Dumbbell High Pull exercise illustration

Dumbbell High Pull

Pulling a dumbbell explosively from a squat up to chest height with the elbow high, for power in the hips and upper back.

Body part
Shoulders
Equipment
Dumbbell
Category
Strength
Pattern
Hinge
Mainly works
Traps and glutes
Also
Side delts, hamstrings and quadriceps

Cues

  1. Squat, dumbbell between the feet
  2. Drive up with the legs
  3. Pull high, elbows up

The same movement, other equipment