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Today’s Workout 143: The hardcore strength training circuit to build a solid upper body

This combination of unique moves incorporates barbells and dumbbells to pump up your back, shoulders, arms, and core.

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  • 30-45

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Today's Workout 2: The total-body burner

It’s time to muscle up your regular upper-body routine. The best way to start? With this intense, four-move strength training circuit.

Save yourself a small corner of the gym and grab a barbell, plus one set of dumbbells, and power through six back-to-back rounds of barbell hack deadlifts, barbell rollouts, dumbbell clean and presses, and dumbbell pushups. In just a few weeks, you’ll have built yourself some extra bulk in your back, arms, shoulders, and abs.

Directions

You’ll do this workout as a circuit, meaning you’ll complete each exercise consecutively without rest. Once you’ve finished all exercises, rest for 60 to 90 seconds. Repeat the entire circuit for four to six rounds.

Depending upon your ability, you may shorten or lengthen the rest periods between circuits. You may also complete more or fewer rounds.

For more upper-body work:

Check out our favorite 10 upper-body moves that build your core, our 25 strength-training exercises for the best upper-body workout of all time, and our workout to build a superhuman upper body.

For a complete archive of our daily quick-hit routines, go to mensfitness.com/todaysworkout.

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Today's Workout 143

The hardcore upper-body strength circuit (do 4-6 rounds)

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 4

Barbell Hack Deadlift

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
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Reps
10
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 2 of 4

Barbell Rollout

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 3 of 4

Dumbbell Clean and Press

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 4 of 4

Pushup

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
60-90 sec.
How to
Use a pair of a dumbbells, as shown in the video.
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