- Stand with your feet hip-distance apart with a dumbbell in each hand. Hold the weights slightly in front of your legs, with your palms facing your body. Hinge forward at the hips with a straight back.
- Bracing your core and keeping your back flat, squeeze your glutes to stand back up. As you reach the top of your stance, pull the dumbbells up to shoulder-height, bending your elbows out to the sides. (This is called a high-pull — see an example with a kettlebell here.)
- Take a big step to your left, pushing your hips back and butt down to lower into a lateral lunge. Aim to get your left thigh parallel to the floor. At the same time, bring the weights down by your feet, as shown.
- Stand back up, bringing your left foot to hip-distance. Repeat the same movement on the right side.
- Complete 10 reps total, making sure to alternate sides.
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