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Dumbbell Thruster — quadriceps compound exercise in the LIFTAG library

Dumbbell Thruster

Compound · Weight × reps

Finish stacked, then lower the dumbbells to the shoulders before the next rep. Avoid pressing early from the bottom, arching the lower back, or letting fatigue turn the squat into a shallow dip. Use loads you can rack and lower safely; smooth timing matters more than maximal weight, especially in conditioning sets.

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Scan the machine's QR tag and this exercise opens ready to log: sets, rest timer, PRs, and your whole progression for Dumbbell Thruster.

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HOW TO DO DUMBBELL THRUSTER

  1. Hold the dumbbells at shoulder height with feet in a comfortable squat stance.
  2. Brace and squat to a controlled depth, then drive the floor away and use the rising momentum to press the weights overhead as the hips and knees extend.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Open Dumbbell Thruster in LIFTAG, or tap the NFC tag / scan the QR code on the machine at a partner gym. Log each working set as weight × reps. The rest timer starts after you save the set, and PRs plus estimated 1RM update automatically.

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